Same-sex marriage win ‘within year’

An advocate of same-sex marriage believes there is still a chance Australia’s marriage laws could be changed within a year, despite Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s reluctance to grant Coalition MPs and senators a conscience vote on the proposal. Australia...

Abbott bans conscience vote despite support

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...

Debate ongoing

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...

Gay ally won’t support marriage

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...