Julia Gillard has refused to rule out clearing the way for same-sex marriages in Australia if Labor members change the party’s policy at their national conference in December.
Despite emphasising her belief that marriage takes place between a man and a woman, the Prime Minister has told The Australian she will not pre-empt party debates on same-sex unions.
“My view is clear and my view won’t change,” she said in an interview in Seoul.
“But I also think that it’s fair to the participants in national conference to let people come along and have a discussion about the issues they want to have a discussion about.
“I’m going to take it a step at a time.”
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