You can legally marry your first cousin in Australia

On August 15, ABC had an article about cousin marriage in Australia:

Although it may not be palatable for some, did you know it is legal to marry your first cousin in many states in Australia?

"According to the Marriage Act of 1961 [cousins] can marry," Genealogy SA's Beryl Schahinger told ABC Radio Adelaide's Afternoons program.

The Act, last amended on October 21, 2016, states:

23.2 — Marriages of parties within a prohibited relationship are marriages: Between a person and an ancestor or descendant of the person; or Between a brother and sister (whether of the whole blood or the half-blood)

"You can also marry your niece or nephew or your aunt or uncle," Ms Schahinger said.

Currently, the Act states marriage is "the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life".