The Star Observer understands that Prime Minister Julia Gillard has deferred plans to announce her support for a conscience vote on same-sex marriage after being embarrassed by a report in this paper that she would make the announcement this week.
Last week a senior federal ALP source revealed to the Star Observer that Gillard was planning to announce she would allow a conscience vote on same-sex marriage in an effort to short-circuit debate at the ALP National Conference in Sydney in December.
to read AME’s press release from 14.10.11.