Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has told parliament he will ask the High Court to consider whether or not is he is eligible to remain in parliament because he it potentially a New Zealand citizen. Making a statement to parliament Joyce said he would be remaining in his roles as Minister for […]
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14 Aug 2017 /
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The Manager of Opposition Business, Tony Burke, has ruled out Labor calling for a no confidence motion in the government should the proposed Marriage Amendment and Religious Freedoms Bill put forward by rebel Liberal MPs make it to the floor of parliament. Federal Liberal politicians will come together tomorrow afternoon for an emergency meeting in Canberra. They […]
Tags: Dean Smith, gay marriage, Labor, marriage equality, no confidence, plebiscite, Same Sex Marriage, tony Burke, traditional marriage, Turnbull government
6 Aug 2017 |
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Liberal MP Jason Wood has told The Guardian that he’d vote in favour of marriage equality if his colleagues manage to get a private member’s bill up. Wood said that while the proposed plebiscite had been the way of dealing with the issue, if a debate commenced on the floor of parliament, he believed Liberal […]
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31 Jul 2017 |
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QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce has spoken out regarding his concerns about the proposed marriage plebiscite. The business leader said he’d rather wait for marriage equality that hear the gay slurs he believes the plebiscite debate will evoke. Speaking to The Weekend Australian Joyce said he was concerned about the tone the debate had recently […]
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8 Oct 2016 |
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The national plebiscite on allowing same sex couples to marry would take place on February 11th 2017 under a plan taken to cabinet last night. The February 11th date would allow the plebiscite vote to be held before the Western Australian election which is scheduled to occur in early March. Details of how the plebiscite […]
Tags: AusPol, cabinet, Derryn Hinch, funding, gay, George Brandis, Lesbian, Marriage, marriage equality, Nick Xenophon Team, Peter Dutton, plebiscite, Same Sex Marriage, sarah hanson-young, The Greens, trans*, transgender, Turnbull government, Warren Entsch
13 Sep 2016 |
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Advocates for marriage equality have called on the federal government to drop it’s plan for an expensive national plebiscite and deal with the issue via a parliamentary vote. The calls come as reports suggest that plebiscite will not be scheduled until early 2017. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s office has told the media that […]
Tags: Alex Greenwich, AME, Australian Marriage Equality, Bisexual, equality, gay, kelly o'dwyer, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Marriage, PFLAG, Shelly Argent, traditional marriage, trans*, transgender, Turnbull government
21 Aug 2016 |
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