New ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher has met with Julia Gillard to urge her to support controversial territories’ legislation that could pave the way for legalised same-sex unions.
Ms Gallagher said that conservatives from both sides of politics were attempting to thwart greater territory independence by linking the proposed Greens legislation to same-sex marriage and voluntary euthanasia.
The bill would remove the right of ministerial veto over territory laws, handing the override power to the federal parliament. “I made it clear the (ACT) government supports the bill; the assembly as a whole supports it except for the local Liberals,” Ms Gallagher said.
“(The Prime Minister) had a good understanding of the bill. They have their caucus process to go through.
“I expect it is not ranked as highly for them as it is for us.”
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