Partner visa for same-sex couples

From 9 December 2017, you can apply for a visa as your partner’s ‘spouse’ if you are in a same-sex marriage following the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Australia.

The means that same sex couples can use all the same partner visa subclassess and the heterosexual couples:
Prospective marriage visa subclass 300, Partner visa 309/100 and 820/801 based on de-facto relationship or marriage.