Prime Minister Julia Gillard is planning to announce a conscience vote on same-sex marriage, according to the Sydney Star Observer.
A senior federal ALP source told SSO that the vote was an attempt to short-circuit the debate on gay marriage at the ALP National Conference in December. According to SSO’s source, the PM knew she would be outnumbered at the conference if the party’s stance was debated.
Australian Marriage Equality spokesperson Rodney Croome told SSO a conscience vote signalled that the marriage equality campaign was working.
‘Julia Gillard, and the shrinking rump of anti-equality Labor MPs she represents, know their blanket opposition to marriage equality is defeated, and now it seems they are trying to find a way to save face,’ Croome said.
OIP Staff
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