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He also called for a return to the White Australia policy and an immigration ban for the Muslim community.

“We want to inspire [LGBTI youth] so they know that no matter what they want to achieve, they can get there without their sexuality or gender identity acting as a barrier.”

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is urging voters to reject marriage equality via the postal vote in the name of religious freedom and rejecting political correctness.

Gay and bisexual men have allegedly been detained, tortured, and even killed in concentration camps in the region.

Speaking in a lecture Wong called for action in a nation that considers itself secular.

Senator Penny Wong announced the party’s commitment to the new role if Labor is elected.

Everyone in the Senate except the kitchen sink voted against going ahead with a vote on marriage equality this week.

A new Essential Poll — which usually delivers lower levels of support than other polls — shows marriage equality support has grown to 64 per cent.

A petition supporting the Safe Schools program garnered twice as many signatures as one that opposed it in just two days.

The Nationals’ membership base have rejected the notion of a plebiscite on marriage equality, according to the AME.