Australia: New South Wales Government responds to report on same-sex adoption laws

Library of Congress: “On January 6, 2009, the government of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, released a letter in response to a parliamentary report that had recommended changing the law to allow same-sex couples to adopt children. In the letter, the Minister of Community Services, Linda Burney, indicated that, while the recommendation was ‘not without merit,’ the government will not be putting forward amendments to the law at this time.”