Tony Abbott’s swing on same-sex marriage

LIBERAL leader Tony Abbott told senior colleagues last year he would allow MPs a free vote on same-sex marriage legislation — but then changed his mind. The Australian has learnt that in the aftermath of the Labor Party conference decision to back a conscience...

Macklin to vote for allowing same-sex marriages

JAGAJAGA federal Labor MP Jenny Macklin has thrown her support behind the push for same-sex marriage. Ms Macklin said she voted in favour of the change at the ALP’s national conference in Sydney last month, after Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Labor MPs had...