by John | Dec 2, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed the support for reform from Defence Minister, Stephen Smith (report here, transcript here), who cited society’s growing acceptance and tolerance of same-sex relationships when announcing he would support a change to...
by John | Dec 2, 2011 | Australian news, News
THE Labor Right moved last night to bind its members to support a conscience vote on gay marriage in an attempt to spare Julia Gillard a humiliating policy defeat at the ALP national conference this weekend. But while the NSW Right is expected to stick to the...
by John | Dec 2, 2011 | Australian news, News
JULIA Gillard appears set to avert a damaging blow to her authority at this weekend’s ALP national conference, having all but secured the necessary support for her plan to give Labor MPs a conscience vote on same-sex marriage. But in a potential setback for the...
by John | Dec 1, 2011 | Australian news, News
TRANSPORT Minister Anthony Albanese is singing from the same song sheet as Sir Elton John on same-sex marriage, and has asked the pop star to speak at the Labor party conference. Mr Albanese says he’s hopeful delegates will back gay marriage and has invited the...
by John | Dec 1, 2011 | Australian news, News
Federal Labor looks set to back gay marriage as the Right faction has yet to come to a firm position on a party platform change on the eve of the national conference. The gathering of 400 ALP delegates begins in Sydney on Friday with a speech by Prime Minister Julia...
