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PM Malcolm Turnbull and Attorney General receives the Marriage Amendment Act from Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove Source: AAP

Same-sex couples will be able to get married in Australia from early next month with the changes to the law coming into effect at midnight (Saturday, Dec 9).

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By Greg Dyett

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Same-sex couples will be able to get married in Australia from early next month with the changes to the law coming into effect at midnight (Saturday, Dec 9).

One month's notice has to be given which means the first marriages can take place on January 9.

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