by John | Oct 23, 2011 | Australian news, News
RIGHT-wing factional candidates for the national Labor Party presidency will support gay marriage, according to internal party communication. It comes after Queensland Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser announced he would move a private members Bill before Christmas to have...
by John | Oct 22, 2011 | Australian news, News
THE Labor Party must change its policy platform to at least allow a conscience vote on gay marriage if it is to rejuvenate its flagging membership and modernise, the party’s national president, Jenny McAllister says. Ms McAllister was commenting yesterday as...
by John | Oct 22, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed support for marriage equality from current Labor Party President, Jenny McAllister. ( details here ) Australian Marriage Equality National Convener, Alex Greenwich, said: “Ms McAllister clearly understands the benefits...
by John | Oct 21, 2011 | Australian news, News
With speculation the prime minister will declare her support for a conscience vote on same-s-x marriage ahead of Labor’s December national conference, a new poll suggests the issue could enable Labor to attract support from Greens voters. Sources close to the PM have...
by John | Oct 21, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Labor can expect a swing in its favour of 7.3 percent if it supports marriage equality a new national poll has found. The poll by Galaxy Research found almost half of Green voters and a third of young voters would be more likely to vote Labor if it adopted a new...
