North Queensland Liberal MP Warren Entsch will not support same-sex marriage legislation when it’s introduced into federal Parliament next year.

The Member for Leichhardt, who this year launched the Parliamentary Friends of LGBTIs with Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young and Labor’s Graham Perrett, has been a long-standing parliamentary ally of the community, but told reporters this week that he would not support a change to the Marriage Act or a conscience vote on the issue.

(To write to Mr Entsch, email Warren.Entsch.MP@aph.gov.au)