Given the age of consent is 16

Generally true for most states, a couple are 17 and there are various special cases. I didn’t realise how different it is between states and about authority rules (e.g. in some states, a person has a higher AoC for a guardian or teacher).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent_in_Oceania#A…

I also didn’t know how recently some states passed anti-homosexuality laws, esp Tasmania.