Foreign Minister Marise Payne was not forthcoming with support for controversial Warrignah ‘Captain’s Pick’ Katherine Deves when interviewed on the ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday morning. Host David Speers asked Payne if she shared the view of Prime Minister Scott Morrison and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott who have back Katherine Deeves as a […]
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17 Apr 2022 /
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Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek says there are “real problems” with the government’s proposed religious discrimination act, particularly the section which will override state based discrimination laws. Appearing on the ABC’s Insiders program Plibersek said the Labor party was committed to ensuring religious discrimination did not occur but would find it difficult to back the current proposal […]
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1 Sep 2019 |
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Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has renewed his push for a postal plebiscite to decide the issue of marriage equality. “There’s no doubt in my mind that a postal plebiscite delivers the same policy intent as a plebiscite proper.” Dutton said during an interview with SKY News this morning. “The plebiscite proper can’t get through the senate, […]
Tags: Alex Greenwich, AME, AusPol, Barry O'Sullivan, Bill SHorten, Equality Campaign, George Christiansen, Insiders, Janet Rice, Labor, Liberal, Marriage, marriage equality, MArriage Equality Australia, Peter Durron, Same Sex Marriage, The Greens, Tiernan Brady, traditional marriage
23 Jul 2017 |
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Liberal senator Matt Canavan has described reports of a push from moderate members of his party suggesting that it would be in the government’s interest to address marriage equality before the May budget as “unusual”. Senator Canavan says it is important to show respect to people who support traditional marriage as this group includes most […]
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19 Mar 2017 |
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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 […]
Tags: Barrie Cassidy, Christopher Pyne, George Christensen, Insiders, Labor, Liberal, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, National, NBN, Queensland, Same Sex Marriage
28 Aug 2016 |
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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 […]
Tags: Barrie Cassidy, Bisexual, coalition, equality, Insiders, kelly o'dwyer, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Liberal, Marriage, plebiscite, Same Sex Marriage, traditional marriage, trans*, transgender
21 Aug 2016 |
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Attorney General George Brandis has shed some light on what the proposed plebiscite might look like. Appearing on the ABC program ‘Insiders’ Senator Brandis told host Fran Kelly how he hoped the plebiscite would operate. Senator Brandis said he hoped to take the proposal to cabinet within the next few weeks. The AG said he […]
Tags: ABC, Bolt Report, Fran Kelly, George Brandis, Insiders, Marriage, marriage equality, Nick Cater, One Nation, Pauline Hanson, plebisicte, The Greens, The Menzies Institute
24 Jul 2016 |
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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 […]
Tags: Barnaby Joyce, Barrie Cassidy, gay marriage, Insiders, Liberal, marriage equality, National, Same Sex Marriage
5 Jul 2015 |
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