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Victorian Senator Richard Di Natale has announced today that he will step down immediately as leader of The Greens, and plans to leave the Senate before the next election. Di Natale said the decision came down to wanting to spend more time with his family, and the stress of travel that comes with the Canberra […]
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3 Feb 2020 /
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Health Minister Greg Hunt has raised concerns about “freedom of speech” while being questioned about his views on gay conversion therapy this week. Speaking with Patricia Karvelas on Radio National, the conversation quickly turned from discussing The Greens’ newly announced policy to legalise cannabis use for all adults to freedom of speech and the Victorian […]
Tags: cannabis, freedom of speech, gay conversion, gay conversion therapy, Greens, greg hunt, health minister, richard di natale
18 Apr 2018 |
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The Greens have voiced their support for Liberal Senator Dean Smith’s private members bill that would bring in marriage equality in Australia. While the results of the government’s non-compulsory non-binding postal survey on the issue won’t be known until Wednesday morning, it is widely predicted that the ‘Yes’ campaign will be successful in showing that […]
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11 Nov 2017 |
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The government’s compulsory attendance plebiscite has been knocked back by the senate for a second time after MPs declined to have a second reading of the bill. Labor’s Senator Penny Wong delivered a passionate speech arguing against the government’s plan to poll the population rather represent the people. “This motion is not about giving people […]
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9 Aug 2017 |
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SKY News political commentator Ross Cameron has defended his speech to the Q Society fundraiser telling colleague Janine Perrett that it was, in his view, a very pro-gay speech. The former Liberal MP was criticised yesterday for comments he made during a speech at a Sydney fundraiser for the Q Society, a right-wing anti-Islam group. […]
Tags: Bisexual, Cory Bernardi, gay, George Christensen, Janine Perrett, Kirralie SMith'Australian Liberty Alliance, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, pro-gay, Q Society, queer, richard di natale, Ross Cameron, Sam Dastyari, SKY News, Sydney Morning Homosexual, trans*, transgender
11 Feb 2017 |
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Family First’s Senator Bob Day has declared he’ll be staying on in the senate despite announcing his resignation last week. Senator Day took to Twitter to announce that since his party wouldn’t be able to organise a replacement for him he’s likely to stay on his role until early 2017. The South Australian senator said […]
Tags: Bill SHorten, bob day, Christopher Pyne, Family First, Labor, Liberals, Marriage, marriage equality, plebiscite, richard di natale, Scott Morrison, The Greens
26 Oct 2016 |
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has continued to voice support for the government’s proposed plebiscite plan, despite the bill’s near inevitable demise in the Senate. Since Labor’s announcement that they will not vote for the bill, the public vote on marriage equality is unlikely to pass through the Upper House. Marriage equality supporters are calling for a […]
Tags: ABC, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, plebiscite, Prime Minister, richard di natale, Tim Watts, Turnbull
19 Oct 2016 |
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Last night’s episode of Q&A broadcast from Docklands, Melbourne covered a wide-ranging itinerary from unions to sexism, Donald Trump and the ABCC, with a final question regarding the ill-fated plebiscite bill. An audience member, who said he had recently become involved in the marriage equality debate since the coming out of a family member asked Labor MP Tim […]
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18 Oct 2016 |
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The Australian Greens have celebrated the announcement today that Labor will not support the government’s proposed plebiscite legislation in parliament. Greens leader Senator Richard Di Natale is urging supporters of marriage equality to work together on a cross-party bill. “Let’s be clear. Marriage equality isn’t doomed. Tony Abbott’s divisive plebiscite is doomed. All three leaders […]
Tags: AusPol, Greens, Janet Rice, Marriage, marriage equality, plebiscite, richard di natale
11 Oct 2016 |
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Australian Marriage Forum President Dr David van Gend has accused marriage equality advocates who argue that a plebiscite would be harmful to LGBTIQ+ youth of “political blackmail.” Writing for On Line Opinion, the Toowoomba doctor slams Greens leader Richard Di Natale for calling on the government to dump a public vote on marriage equality because “we’ll see […]
Tags: australian marriage alliance, David van Gend, Greens, kerryn phelps, Marriage, marriage equality, National LGBTI Health Alliance, plebiscite, richard di natale
9 Sep 2016 |
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