Federal government fears refugees may pretend to be gay to seek asylum
The fears are in response to a push from liberal factions of the Labor Party to make seeking asylum easier for LGBTI people.
The fears are in response to a push from liberal factions of the Labor Party to make seeking asylum easier for LGBTI people.
Marriage equality in Australia is now only five votes away after Queensland front bench opposition MP Shayne Neumann finally jumped on board to support it, acknowledging community opinion had shifted on the issue.
he Queensland city of Ipswich saw hundreds of supporters rally in support of marriage equality along with high profile political representatives last weekend.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten took attendees at the Australian Christian Lobby’s National Conference on Saturday to task over their anti-marriage equality views and religious-based discrimination against the LGBTI community, saying that he rejected any form of it. However, there was more to the conference than just Shorten’s speech. David Alexander has a wrap up of the day’s events.