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Liberal MP Warren Entsch has warned his colleagues to be careful how they proceed with the third draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill, warning he’ll have no hesitation in crossing the floor of parliament and voting with the opposition if the bill compromises marriage equality or other LGBTIQ+ rights. Attorney General Michaelia Cash is currently […]
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1 Jul 2021 /
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he will support some amendments to Senator Dean Smith’s cross-party marriage bill when it reaches the House of Representatives next week. The bill, which was debated over three days in the Senate this week, passed the upper house unamended – despite numerous attempts from Liberal Senators James Paterson, David Fawcett […]
Tags: Adam Bandt, Andrew Wilkie, Dean Smith, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, Marriage Bill, marriage equality, Prime Minister, rebekha sharkie, Warren Entsch
30 Nov 2017 |
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A special NewsPoll published in The Australian has shown that support for marriage equality has grown over the last two weeks of the marriage postal survey campaign. If the predictions are accurate, the ‘No’ campaign faces an almost impossible task of needing to secure 97 per cent of the remaining ballots to be able to get a […]
Tags: Marriage, marriage equality, Michael Sukkar, Newspoll, Same Sex Marriage, Warren Entsch, yes
1 Nov 2017 |
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called the Liberal Party back from parliamentary break a day earlier than expected to debate marriage equality before all MPs return to Canberra. Headlines have been dominated by the issue in the last week, as government MPs declare they will cross the floor if given the opportunity to vote in […]
Tags: Andrew Broad, Dean Smith, Liberal, LNP, Malcolm Turnbull, marriage equality, National, Prime Minister, Trent Zimmerman, Warren Entsch
3 Aug 2017 |
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is reportedly under pressure to accept the proposal of a postal based plebiscite on marriage equality after the Queensland Liberal-National party passed a motion voicing support for the idea. The Australian has reported that the Queensland branch passed a motion supporting the idea for a non-binding, non-compulsory national vote that would be […]
Tags: just.equal, Liberal, LNP, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, National, Peter Dutton, postal plebiscite, Queensland, Rodney Croome, Warren Entsch
18 Jul 2017 |
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has restated that the coalition will not back away from their policy to hold a plebiscite over the issue of marriage equality. The PM was asked about marriage equality again after Liberal Senator Dean Smith confirmed that he was working on a private members bill and hoped to raise the issue […]
Tags: Craig Kelly, Eric Abetz, Malcolm Turnbull, Warren Entsch
10 Jul 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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The federal Liberal party is tipped to revisit its policy position on marriage equality in the near future. The government has been steadfast in its declaration that a national plebiscite is the only way forward for long running debate, despite the legislation failing to gain support in the parliament. Queensland MP Warren Entsch, who is […]
Tags: Equality Campaign, Liberal, Marriage, Marriage Alliance, marriage equality, Same Sex Marriage, traditional marriage, Warren Entsch
15 Jun 2017 |
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Arthur Sinodinos, the Minister for Industry, Science and Innovation, says he is hopefully that the issue of marriage equality can be “settled” during the current term of government. Speaking to the National Press Club earlier today, the Liberal MP said while the government currently remains committed to holding a plebiscite, he would like to see […]
Tags: Arthur Sinodinos, AusPol, Bisexual, Dean Smith, gay, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Liberal, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, Parliament, queer, Same Sex Marriage, Simon Birmingham, trans*, transgender, Trent Zimmerman, Warren Entsch
22 Mar 2017 |
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The federal Liberal party appears to be heading towards a showdown over it’s policy on marriage with several MPs demanding the Prime Minister reject calls for a free vote on the issue. Fairfax Media reported that there are a growing number of Liberal members who are advocating for the party to abandon its failed plebiscite […]
Tags: Australian Christian Lobby, Craig Kelly, Eric Abetz, George Christensen, Lyle Shelton, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, Melissa Price, Same Sex Marriage, Tim Wilson, traditional marriage, Trent Zimmerman, Trevor Evans, Warren Entsch
5 Feb 2017 |
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