by John | Sep 19, 2012 | Australian news, News
THE NSW Premier, Barry O’Farrell, will allow Coalition MPs a conscience vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage, which a cross-party group of MPs will introduce this year. Liberal, Nationals, Labor and Greens MPs have formed a working party to draw up a...
by John | Sep 19, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed the formation of a multi-partisan marriage equality campaign in NSW. Labor, Liberal, Nationals, Greens and Independent MPs will all join forces to help progress state based same-sex marriage laws (full details here and here)...
by John | Sep 18, 2012 | Australian news, News
Liberal senator Sue Boyce will defy Tony Abbott by speaking in favour of a bill to legalise gay marriage, and has not ruled out crossing the floor to vote for it. Senators will tonight resume debating the bill, sponsored by Labor senators Trish Crossin, Carol Brown,...
by John | Sep 11, 2012 | Australian news, News
The Australian Rainbow Labor Network has today condemned Tony Abbott for refusing to grant Liberal Party MPs and Senators a conscience vote on same-sex marriage. ARLN Co-Convenor Neil Pharaoh said that it was hypocritical of Mr Abbott to deny Malcolm Turnbull, and...
by John | Sep 10, 2012 | AME media releases, News
Marriage equality advocates believe the reform would pass if the Coalition had a conscience vote. The claim comes as Liberal front-bencher, Malcolm Turnbull, re-iterated his in-principle support for equality but declared it would not pass even if he and other...
