I don’t suppose this will deter those people who think they have the right to redefine marriage to the detriment of the nation, but it is very good news.

From the ABC:

High Court throws out ACT’s same-sex marriage laws

Updated 6 minutes ago

Same-sex couples who wed in the ACT will have their marriages annulled after the High Court ruled against the laws.

A total of 27 couples, including some from interstate, used the law to tie the knot after it came into effect last weekend.

But today the High Court in Canberra unanimously ruled that the laws were inconsistent with the Federal Marriage Act, and were therefore unconstitutional.

The ruling is a victory for the Commonwealth, which had launched the appeal against the laws.

The ACT had argued that its laws could sit beside the federal legislation because it had defined a different type of marriage between same-sex couples.

The High Court delivered its decision early to give certainty to those wanting to use the law, but said it might be some time before a full judgement was released.