The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_Amendment_(Definition_and_Religious_Freedoms)_Bill_2017" id="mwAXU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017">Marriage Amendment Bill</a> receives royal assent and comes into effect, making <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" id="mwAXY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Australia">Australia</a> the 26th country to legalize <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" id="mwAXc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>.