by John | Oct 20, 2011 | Australian news, News
The Star Observer understands that Prime Minister Julia Gillard has deferred plans to announce her support for a conscience vote on same-sex marriage after being embarrassed by a report in this paper that she would make the announcement this week. Last week a senior...
by John | Oct 19, 2011 | Australian news, News
MELBOURNE: The last week has seen significant changes in the push for marriage equality, with the Victorian branch of the Labor Party succeeded in passing a motion endorsing same-sex marriage as part of the ALP’s National Platform. Then came the news that Prime...
by Alex Greenwich | Oct 14, 2011 | Australian commentary
Reports out this morning suggest Julia Gillard’s staunch opposition to marriage equality is starting to give way. For her to make such a conscience vote announcement before the ALP National Conference in December would be the best indication yet that the adoption of a...
by John | Oct 14, 2011 | AME media releases, News
“Thanks to the Prime Minister showing our opponent’s hand early, supporters of reform can now look to trump the conscience vote concession by focussing on a binding party policy at the December National Conference” – Rodney Croome,...
by John | Oct 11, 2011 | Australian news, News
THE Greens push to legalise same-sex marriage is doomed, with Tony Abbott confirming he will deny Liberal Party MPs a conscience vote on the issue, even if Labor grants its MPs a free vote. The Opposition Leader’s position, confirmed yesterday, means there is no...
