Same sex must mean same rights
Rodney Croome; 1/5/08
Imagine risking your life for your country in the armed services, only to discover that if you die your partner will receive no compensation or pension? Imagine not being able to fully provide for your partner after your death because you are not permitted to name him or her as the beneficiary of your superannuation? Imagine needing to place your partner in aged care only to discover that because you’re not officially a couple, and your home isn’t exempt from the assets test, you’ll have to sell the place where you live to pay the fees? This is the world of financial disadvantage and insecurity that Australia’s same-sex couples inhabit.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/same-sex-must-mean-same-rights/2008/04/30/1209234953465.html
Overdue move towards equality; Editorial; http://www.smh.com.au/editorial/index.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
Tags: Australia, Homosexuality