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the guardian today - Australia edition Friday 08 Dec 2017 Marriage equality More » We did this together. Today we celebrate a resounding victory for love | Alex Greenwich We had major setbacks over the years, but they just made us stronger. Australia has marriage equality, and our country is a better place for it Australian ambassador to France proposes after marriage equality passes Parliament votes yes and casts a permanent shadow over Abbott's legacy | Katharine Murphy Headlines More » Queensland election: Labor to form government as LNP concedes defeat Opposition leader Tim Nicholls concedes defeat in phone call to premier Annastacia Palaszczuk Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital sparks West Bank clashes Confucius Institute in NSW education department 'unacceptable' – analyst Amber Harrison breached gag order, Seven West Media alleges Bel-Air's wealthy elite flee to high-end hotel as California wildfires rage ExxonMobil Australia 'failed to disclose links to Bahamas and Netherlands' Sport More » It's been a long time coming, but Fifa intervention means FFA change is on the way Craig Overton's bruised ribcage a badge of honour for the England Ashes tyro | Vic Marks Ashes lessons so far: from Australia's fab four to England's failure to convert | Rob Smyth Wilshere and Debuchy end goal droughts as Arsenal crush Bate Borisov South Korea Winter Olympics: doubts raised over American athletes taking part Culture More » Sia: ethics of fame and Maddie Ziegler 'a question I have asked myself often' 'Are you kidding me?' Actors denounce the ibis in Australian bird of the year poll – video Tonightly review – Tom Ballard's new show shows promise, with one glaring problem Comment is free More » Amazon has come to Australia with its model to recolonise our markets and minds | Susan Hawthorne Under a spray of Myanmar stars, my world felt properly foreign | Brigid Delaney It's taken an embarrassingly long time to get marriage equality, but finally, it's done | Ivan Hinton-Teoh Life and style More » Tāne Mahuta, the New Zealand sacred kauri tree that'll make you weep Ultra violet: the colour of 2018 – in pictures He's made a huge mistake! Don Jr takes the Gob role in the Trumps' Arrested Development Technology More » Bitcoin: $64m in cryptocurrency stolen in 'sophisticated' hack, exchange says AlphaZero AI beats champion chess program after teaching itself in four hours Science More » Adapted Crispr gene editing tool could treat incurable diseases, say scientists Smuggled fossil 'very weird' new species of amphibious dinosaur, say experts Environment More » Feathers and flight: birds in Australian fashion Birds of a feather: BirdLife Australia's 2018 calendar – in pictures Video More » He said oui!: Australia's ambassador to France proposes to partner – video The moment same-sex marriage is made official in Australia – video report Russell Crowe jokes about 'sodomising' female actor – audio Most viewed in last 24 hours More » Bryan Singer joins Kevin Spacey and the rest of sleazy Hollywood's usual suspects The film director has been fired from his current Queen biopic, but as with all the other cases of harassment, bullying and toxic masculinity, what took Tinseltown so long? Firefighters free YouTube prankster who cemented head into microwave The woke Slim Shady – understanding Eminem in the age of Trump Marriage equality law passes Australia's parliament in landslide vote Bitcoin surges over $15,000 despite 'Dante's Inferno' warning – as it happened The brush-turkey is an Aussie battler – and it needs your help | Alicia Burns Sport Culture Comment is free Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396