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Prime Minister still has hope a plebiscite will be possible

Prime Minister still has hope a plebiscite will be possible

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is still hopeful that a plebiscite on the issue of marriage equality will still be possible despite growing signs that opposition will block the enabling legislation. Appearing on the ABC program ‘Insiders’ earlier today the Prime Minister said he still believed that that the Labor party would support the initiative and […]

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Kelly O’Dwyer: No decision has been made on plebiscite date

Kelly O’Dwyer: No decision has been made on plebiscite date

Kelly O’Dwyer, the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, has told the ABC’s ‘Insiders’ program that the government has made no decision on the timing of a plebiscite for marriage equality or the wording of the question. News reports have suggested that the government has decided to push back the plebiscite until February 2017 and […]

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Barnaby Joyce: Everybody doesn’t get everything they want.

Barnaby Joyce: Everybody doesn’t get everything they want.

Barnaby Joyce, the Minister for Agriculture has delivered a stinging message to marriage equality advocates: “Everybody doesn’t get everything they want.” Appearing on the ABCTV program ‘Insiders’ earlier this morning said that marriage equality would be like; “making a diamond a square”. Mr Joyce backed up Senator Eric Abetz’s comments earlier this week. Senator Abetz […]

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