Australia Bans Same-Sex Marriages, Gay Adoptions

Same-sex marriages in Australia will be outlawed and gay couples blocked from adopting children from overseas under laws proposed by the conservative government on Thursday that echo similar moves made in the United States. But changes would also be made to allow same-sex couples to nominate their partners as beneficiaries for superannuation — tax-free pension death benefits. The Greens have told John Howard to get a fucking clue