MPs to debate same-sex marriage bill

A bill to legalise same-sex marriage will be debated in Parliament today, sparking concerns by the  Greens that the government may be trying to bring on an early vote in an attempt to push the politically fraught topic off the agenda. Labor MP Stephen Jones’ Marriage...

Greens concerned about gay marriage moves

The Australian Greens are concerned the government may be trying to bring on an early vote on a gay marriage bill in an attempt to get it off the political agenda. The House of Representatives is set to debate Labor MP Stephen Jones’ Marriage Amendment Bill 2012...

PM’s home branch pushes same-sex marriage

JULIA Gillard’s home branch is intensifying pressure on the Prime Minister to back same-sex marriage, with several senior Victorian MPs campaigning on the issue to woo the gay vote. Victorian Labor leader Daniel Andrews yesterday urged the Gillard government to...