Posts tagged same-sex parents

A gay father affected by Centrelink changes has labelled the legislative changes unfair if not counterbalanced with the right to adopt. After declaring his relationship …

Years ago my toddler son used to sleep at the front door of the apartment I had moved out of to try and give the …

Victorian gay and lesbian rights groups have urged the Brumby Government to move on same-sex adoption, claiming the state is now lagging on the issue. …

Same-sex parents will be eligible for the Labor Government’s paid parental leave scheme provisions, which will allow primary carers up to eighteen weeks of leave …

Adoption and foster care agencies were split over whether same-sex couples make good parents at the first day of a NSW inquiry on Tuesday. Barnardos, …

Last week the NSW Government announced an inquiry into same-sex adoption. This inquiry follows in the footsteps of reforms which made it easier for foster …

Both sides of politics will support new amendments to the Rudd Government’s equality reforms that reduce uncertainty for same-sex families. In the second major backdown …

This week the Australian Senate debated the first raft of same-sex reforms in light of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s final report on …

With the commencement of laws recognising lesbian co-mums two weeks ago, the majority of parents and children in our community are now legally recognised. As …