Australia’s first same-sex marriage ends in heartbreak

Jo Grant passed away from cancer just 48 days after marrying her long-term partner in Queensland

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A terminally ill woman and her partner were the first same-sex couple to marry in Australia, it has been revealed.

Officials waived the 30-day waiting period due to exceptional circumstances, allowing Jo Grant, who was suffering from a rare form of cancer, to wed her partner of eight years, Jill Kindt.

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