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Negus Questions PM's Gay Marriage Stance

Veteran journalist George Negus has described Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s continuing stance against same sex marriage as a lost opportunity.

Speaking to the ABC’s Katya Quigley on radio station 720Sydney Negus said he couldn’t understand the Prime Minister’s opposition,

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‘I don’t know why, she can’t claim her religious beliefs stop her from believing in it…unless she’s no longer an atheist. I don’t know what her excuse is.

‘I don’t think there is anything wrong with changing your mind, I think it’s people who are intellectually strong enough, and confident enough and know what they are about – can change their mind with conviction and put up a good argument to why they have…’

Negus said he didn’t believe the Prime Minster would change her stance.

Listen to the interview on the ABC’s website.

OIP Staff      

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