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By vanrozenheim
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(Australia) - Gay couples are increasingly turning their back on Australia because their relationships are not being recognised, it has been claimed. Katherine Eastaughffe and her partner Una Hakin say they regret returning to Australia after taking advantage of Britain’s civil union laws in 2005. And, the couple say, they are not alone, with many of their friends electing to settle in New Zealand, Canada and the UK, where their relationships are recognised. Eastaughffe, a software engineer, and Hakin, a drug and alcohol counsellor, moved to Queensland to be closer to Eastaughffe’s parents. They were shocked at the bureaucratic hurdles they faced – including tax forms with small print that specifically excluded same-sex partners from benefits de facto couples enjoyed.
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