by John | Dec 12, 2011 | Australian news, News
TONY Abbott is flying in the face of eight out of 10 Coalition voters – and possibly buying a fight with Malcolm Turnbull – by making it clear yesterday Liberal MPs will not get a conscience vote on gay marriage. The Age/Nielsen poll found support for a...
by John | Dec 11, 2011 | Australian news, News
DESPITE supporting calls from fellow Federal Coalition MP Malcolm Turnbull for a conscience vote on same-sex marriage, Member for Gippsland Darren Chester confirmed he would vote against changes to the Marriage Act. Speaking to The Express last week, Mr Chester said...
by John | Dec 11, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have responded to Tony Abbott’s comments this morning on Sky News by saying that they’re hopeful that the Coalition will ultimately allow a conscience vote on the issue because the issue continues to win hearts and minds. Alex...
by John | Dec 10, 2011 | Australian news, News
Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has said he would no more want to change the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman than ”redefine a cat as a dog”. Senator Bernardi said those pushing gay marriage were either ”self-interested individuals...
by John | Dec 9, 2011 | Australian news, News
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...
by John | Dec 9, 2011 | Australian news, News
A MAJORITY of respondents to an online poll run by the Western Advocate say they support the legalisation of same-sex marriage. More than 160 people voted in the poll this week, with 60 per cent saying it was time for the Federal Government to end marriage...
