LNP to vote against civil unions
Queensland’s Liberal National Party (LNP) has announced it will oppose civil union legislation put forward by Labor Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser.
LNP leader Campbell Newman said the party room had unanimously agreed to oppose the change because it was “rushed” and was nothing but a “political distraction”.
Newman has previously said he supports gay marriage but would not push for any law change.
“It’s simply because this is the run up to the state election,” Newman said in a statement issued after the party room meeting.
“This is a stunt and a distraction by a tired, 20-year-old Labor Government that has no plan to address cost of living pressures faced by Queenslanders.”
Premier Anna Bligh this morning said that she expected the civil union bill to be voted on before Christmas.
Blight, however, ruled out backing adoption rights for Queensland gay and lesbian couples despite her party’s calls for relationship equality.
“This was considered by the government in August 2009 and it was decided this would not go ahead,” Bligh told brisbanetimes.com.au in a brief statement last night.
Newman said Labor would have trouble getting the civil union bill through Parliament because MPs including Margaret Keech, Michael Choi and Phil Reeves would face electoral backlash if they supported civil unions.
“They represent electorates, I know, where people will be ringing them right now saying ‘what are you doing, you’re meant to be representing us’,” he said.
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Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser is doing great job. Finally a polly that speaks to us and our friends as real people. Thanks Andrew you got my vote plus all my very straight and very Catholic family, cause as Catholics they also support equality.
What a huge disappointment the Liberal party have become.
What are the odds of so many anti-equality people being in the one party. They do not represent the greater public on this issue.
I shamefully was a Liberal voter until John Howard changed the marriage Act in 2004. I will never vote for them again in this lifetime. Go the Greens or an independent.
Instead of worrying about whether they will get in at the next election, the 3 pollies quoting an electoral backlash, should really be asking themselves…. what is the right thing to do…..
At the moment these 3 pollies quaking in their boots are supporting and condoning discrimination….. even though Im sure if you asked them they would say they do not condone discrimination…. shame on you…. stop thinking about your hip pocket, and the perks you enjoy, and start doing what you are really paid for, and that is to legislate fair and equitable laws for all……
PATHETIC!!!
did anyone else notice this:
“Blight, however, ruled out backing adoption rights for Queensland gay and lesbian couples despite her party’s calls for relationship equality.”
blight?
Put your money where your mouth is Campbell Newman. If you had any integrity you would support a policy that is fair regardless of whether you thought it was a political stunt.
The LNP are only interested in how much they can get out of our taxes.
I have observed their shady greed in Western Queensland.
Making your punishment a birth is a very QLD Liberal/National Party trait, so is corruption. We must remember these morons ran the most corrupt government in our nation’s history, so it is a bit rich of these clowns to tell people who they can commit to.
Seriously, they need to fuck off and worry about their own future!
What do you expect from those vile Liberals? Their disregard for human rights is common knowledge
Same old, same old story! So the Conservatives don’t even think that same-sex couples deserve anyform of legislative recognition! I except the same old, same old ‘apologists’ to come on here , talk economics and have any old excuse for the usual failings of the LNP”s! Getting boring isn’t it!