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Liberal MP Tim Wilson has voiced his support for keeping Margaret Court’s name on Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne, saying that calls to rename the venue would be “too 1984” for his liking. There have been renewed calls for the sporting venue to renamed in light of the former tennis players statements about LGBTI people. […]
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30 Jan 2020 /
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The opposition have criticised the government’s decision to allow controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos a visa to enter Australia for a speaking tour. Labor’s Shadow Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the government had only changed its stance after being pressured by right wing commentators. “I think we can decide who we want to come to Australia.” […]
Tags: Amanda Stoker, free speech, James Paterson, milo yiannopoulos, One Nation, Pauline Hanson, Penny Wong, Scott Morrison, Shayne Neumann, SKY News, Tim Wilson
10 Mar 2019 |
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Provocative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos will be allowed to enter Australia after Immigration Minister David Coleman stepped in to personally approve his Visa application, overriding the Department of Immigration’s advice. It is understood that the Minister was not satisfied with the reasons the department supplied for denying Yiannopoulos entry to Australia. His last tour of Australia […]
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9 Mar 2019 |
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Liberal MP Tim Wilson says people need to respect the democratic process that brought about same-sex marriage. Yesterday Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells announced her resignation from the Turnbull government’s ministry by publishing a scathing letter criticising the Prime Minister leadership. Senator Fierravanti-Wells said the party was hemorrhaging votes to the ‘right’ because it no longer represented conservative […]
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22 Aug 2018 |
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Former Defence Minister Kevin Andrews shared his views on marriage equality this morning during an appearance on Sky News. The Liberal member suggested gay relationships were more like friendships than the relationship of a married couple. Andrews said he had an affectionate relationship with his cycling buddies but that didn’t mean there should be a […]
Tags: cycling, Kevin Andrews, Liberal, Marriage, marriage equality, on your bike, Same Sex Marriage, Tim Wilson
14 Aug 2017 |
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A new poll published by Fairfax Media has revealed the voters in key coalition seats would rather see politicians directly deal with the issue of marriage equality than via the government’s stalled plan for a plebiscite. The Sydney Morning Herald has revealed that when it comes to the public, the numbers are on the side of the […]
Tags: Andrew Broad, AusPol, Dean Smith, gay marriage, marriage equaity, Politics, poll, Same Sex Marriage, The Australia Institute, Tim Wilson, traditional marriage, Trent Zimmerman, Trevor Evans, Warren Enstch
6 Aug 2017 |
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Liberal MP Tim Wilson had a very short interview on SKY News earlier today. The member for Goldstein in Victoria appeared very briefly on PVO Newsday, where he declared he would no longer be talking about marriage equality. There were reports today that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was considering using a secret ballot at the […]
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3 Aug 2017 |
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Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has dismissed reports suggesting there is a plan to replace Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull if a backbench plan to force a vote on marriage equality is successful. News Corp have reported that there is a plan to replace Malcolm Turnbull and deputy Julie Bishop with Immigration Minister Peter Dutton and Health […]
Tags: Dean Smith, jason wood, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, Mathias Cormann, Same Sex Marriage, Tim Wilson, Trevor Evans, Warren Enstch
1 Aug 2017 |
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Queensland MP Trevor Evans has hinted that he may cross the floor to support marriage equality. The declaration from the Liberal backbencher that he believes his party should dump the plebiscite and allow a free vote in parliament, adds another voice to the growing number of government MPs publicly declaring their belief that the marriage […]
Tags: AusPol, Australia, Cross the Floor, Dean Smith, free vote, gay, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Marriage, marriage equality, Politics, Queensland, queer, Same Sex Marriage, Tim Wilson, trans*, transgender, Trent Zimmerman, Trevor Evans, Warren Enstch
31 Jul 2017 |
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Liberal MP Tim Wilson says the country is over the long running marriage equality debate and wants the government to move on. Appearing on SKY News The Morning Shift Wilson said the decade long debate had faced many twists and turns but it was time for the government to allow a free vote and get […]
Tags: AusPol, coalition, Liberal, Marriage, marriage equality, plebiscite, Tim Wilson
17 Jul 2017 |
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