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Rainbow politics have shown deep divides with the Liberal party over the last week, but the growing number of people within the party calling for action on LGBTI rights. Amid the controversy over comments made by Minister Christopher Pyne, a new group called Liberal Pride has surfaced to highlight LGBTI political issues within the party. […]
Tags: AusPol, Bisexual, Christopher Pyne, gay, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, LGBTIQA, Liberal Pride, Melbourne, Politics, Pride, queer, Rory Grant, transgender
30 Jun 2017 |
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Liberal minister Christopher Pyne has apologised for his comments where he suggested marriage equality might be achieved in Australia sooner than people expected. Leaked comments Pyne made last Friday set off days of in-fighting among government ministers exposing an ideological rift within the party’s ranks. The South Australian MP made the apology during a speech […]
Tags: Christopher Pyne, George Brandis, leaked, Malcolm Turnbull, Marise Payne, Marriage, marriage equality
28 Jun 2017 |
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Tasmanian Senator Eric Abetz has spoken out against comments made by fellow Liberal Christopher Pyne suggesting marriage equality may come sooner than expected. The long-time opponent of marriage equality has told the ABC he found Mr Pyne’s comments to be divisive, deviating from government policy formed under former Prime Minister Tony Abbott to hold a plebiscite on […]
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27 Jun 2017 |
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New reports have emerged of a marriage equality bill being drafted within the Liberal party as the debate heats up once again during Parliament’s winter break. Fairfax Media have reported that government backbenchers Trent Zimmerman and Western Australian Senator Dean Smith are collaborating on a bill to legalise marriage equality by parliamentary free vote, rather […]
Tags: Bill SHorten, Christopher Pyne, George Brandis, just.equal, Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull, marriage equality, Parliament, PFLAG, plebiscite, Rodney Croome, senator dean smith, Shelley Argent, Trent Zimmerman
27 Jun 2017 |
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told reporters that a non-binding plebiscite is still the Liberal party’s policy when it comes to the issue of marriage equality. “Our policy is clear and we have no plans to change it.” The Prime Minister declared this morning. Turnbull said the reason marriage equality had not progressed in Australia […]
Tags: AusPol, Australian Christian Lobby, Bisexual, Christopher Pyne, gay, Lesbian, Liberal, Lyle Shelton, Malcolm Turnbull, Mark Dreyfus, Marriage, marriage equality, Tony Abbott, traditional marriage, trans*, transgender
26 Jun 2017 |
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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has dismissed talk of the coalition changing its position on marriage equality describing the issue of as something that it only of interest in Sydney and at dinner parties. Yesterday News Corp columnist Andrew Bolt revealed he had obtained audio of Christopher Pyne, the Minister for Defence Industy, declaring that […]
Tags: Barnaby Joyce, Christopher Pyne, Liberal, Marriage, marriage equality, National, Same Sex Marriage, traditional marriage, Warren Entsch
26 Jun 2017 |
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Senior government minister Christopher Pyne has predicted that marriage equality will come to Australia sooner than most people are expecting. News Corp columnist Andrew Bolt has obtained a recording of the minister speaking at a Liberal party function in a Sydney bar on Friday. Pyne reportedly told the gathering; “we have to deliver a couple […]
Tags: Andrew Bolt, Christopher Pyne, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, news Corp, Same Sex Marriage, SKY News, The Bolt Report
25 Jun 2017 |
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told reporters he’s not going to be distracted by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s criticism of the government’s policy agenda, describing the comments as “sad”. Yesterday former Prime Minister Tony Abbott outlined his policy vision for the Liberal party during a speech at the launch for a book of essays […]
Tags: Christopher Pyne, Eric Abetz, Is it on?, Julie Bishop, leadership, manifesto, Mathias Cormann, sad, Tony Abbott
24 Feb 2017 |
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Senior Liberals have criticised Senator Cory Bernardi over his decision to set up his own party labeling it a betrayal of voters. This morning the South Australian senator informed the Prime Minister he would be quitting the government and moving to the cross benches so he could set up his own party. He is expected […]
Tags: Australian Conservatives, Barnaby Joyce, betrayal, Christopher Pyne, Cory Bernardi, Eric Abetz, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Dutton
7 Feb 2017 |
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Josh Frydenberg, the Minister for the Environment and Energy, has told SKY News that he believes the Labor party will cave in on the idea of a marriage equality plebiscite and allow the people to make the decision on whether same sex couples should be allowed to wed. Frydenberg said the only thing stopping marriage […]
Tags: AusPol, Bill SHorten, Christopher Pyne, Eric Abetz, gay, George Christensen, Intersex, Josh Frydenberg, Labor, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Liberal, Malcolm Turnbull, Mark Butler, Marriage, marriage equality, Nationals, plebiscite, queer, Same Sex Marriage, Tony Abott, trans*, transgender
5 Feb 2017 |
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