by John | Dec 1, 2011 | Australian news, News
PETER Beattie has backed a push for the ALP conference to endorse gay marriage but he warned this could damage Julia Gillard’s leadership. Mr Beattie also urged the Labor Party to do more to encourage clean coal technology, saying Ms Gillard made a...
by John | Dec 1, 2011 | Australian commentary
While the ALP girds its loins for real debate and conference floor contention over the coming days, the prime minister’s handling of gay marriage is increasingly inexplicable. The party’s national conference meets in the shadows of a European economic crisis and a...
by John | Dec 1, 2011 | Australian news, News
SENIOR ALP figures are mounting a furious rearguard attempt to save Julia Gillard from the humiliation of an enforced parliamentary vote in favour of gay marriage, warning her prime ministership would be fatally damaged if Labor MPs were refused a conscience vote on...
by John | Dec 1, 2011 | Australian news, News
TWENTY-FOUR hours before Labor’s national conference, concerns are growing that Julia Gillard faces defeat over same-sex marriage, both on changing the party platform and on her proposed compromise of a conscience vote. It appears the Prime Minister’s...
by John | Nov 30, 2011 | Australian news, News
Labor’s cross-factional gay marriage advocates are confident they have the numbers to change the party platform on the issue at the party’s national conference. The issue of whether to change the party platform at the national conference to support gay...
