by John | Nov 6, 2011 | AME media releases, News
Equality Advocates say the Prime Minister’s support for a conscience vote on same-sex marriage is a call to action ahead of the ALP National Conference. (The conscience vote decision was reported here) Australian Marriage Equality national convener, Alex...
by John | Nov 6, 2011 | Australian news, News
JULIA Gillard will defy a push by Left faction powerbrokers for a formal position on gay marriage by backing calls to offer MPs a conscience vote. The Prime Minister is now the only Labor leader in Australia opposed to gay marriage, with Queensland’s Anna Bligh,...
by John | Oct 21, 2011 | Australian news, News
JULIA Gillard is set for a reversal on gay marriage, with government sources claiming she would announce within weeks a conscience vote on the issue. Government sources said the Prime Minister would state her position ahead of the Labor Party’s national...
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...