Senator launches legal challenge to same-sex marriage ban

A new legal challenge is to be launched against the laws that prohibit marriage for same-sex couples.

Wed, 06 Jun, 2012 - 12:19

A new legal challenge is to be launched against the laws that prohibit marriage for same-sex couples.

The High Court case is being brought by Senator Katherine Zappone and her partner Dr Ann Louise Gilligan, who lost an earlier legal battle on gay marriage.

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