A motion calling for all Labor MPs to vote for marriage equality seems destined to fail at the ALP’s national conference, which starts tomorrow. But the head of the party’s internal LGBTI group has said the only way to get the numbers in Parliament is for the Coalition to allow a free vote.
LGBTI people in South East Asia need support to build their community, not just condoms, Australian MPs told.
Bruce Notley-Smith, who has become the first ever openly gay MP to take on the role of speaker in the NSW Parliament, says, “horse has bolted,” on civil partnerships.
Shayne Mallard may well be the only Liberal politician to have married his same-sex partner, but the newly-minted NSW upper house MP says Canberra should focus on marriage equality while Macquarie St gets on with building the state.
Same sex marriage conscience vote not brought up at all as the government met in the party room today, despite a pre-election statement from Prime Minister Tony Abbott that it would be decided there should a marriage equality bill be presented in parliament — such as the one on Thursday.
THE health and wellbeing of lesbian, bisexual and queer women will come into focus in an upcoming conference organised by the Victorian Aids Council (VAC) in partnership …
Prahran state Liberal MP Clem Newton-Brown has represented his traditionally LGBTI-centric electorate since 2011. Here, he lists his achievements for the LGBTI community, and explains why he should be re-elected not just to represent Prahran, but also to be a voice or the wider Victorian LGBTI community in the Coalition party.
THE Australian Greens have announced they will introduce a bill into Federal Parliament allowing same-sex marriages performed overseas to be recognised in Australia, less than …
Last week was a historic moment for the New South Wales Parliament. Not because the NSW same-sex marriage bill failed, because it had its first …
Federal Communications minister Malcolm Turnbull has told Channel 10 that he thinks there will be a vote this parliament and that it is reasonably likely …
