VICTORIA will not follow in the footsteps of others states pushing to legalise same-sex marriage, with Premier Ted Baillieu refusing to allow Liberal MPs a conscience vote on the issue.
The decision puts Mr Baillieu at odds with his New South Wales Liberal counterpart, Barry O’Farrell, who last week confirmed he would grant a free vote on a gay marriage bill to be drafted by a group of cross-party MPs later this year.