Malcolm Turnbull considers free vote on marriage equality at next election
Sources have said Turnbull has been wondering how he might convince his partyroom to back a conscience vote after the next election.
Sources have said Turnbull has been wondering how he might convince his partyroom to back a conscience vote after the next election.
The LGBTI community has already faced a lot of hate during the debate on marriage equality and the plebiscite hasn’t even been confirmed. Should we just give in and agree to a plebiscite?
To shine a light on marriage inequality in Australia, comedians Rhys Nicholson and Zoe Coombs Marr tied the knot in a mock ceremony.
The federal Coalition failed to adopt a conscience vote on marriage equality after a joint meeting of Liberal and National MPs voted it down 66-33 …
The backlash on the Abbott Government for the failure to adopt a conscience vote on marriage equality continues.
AFTER almost six hours of debate, the Coalition’s party room meeting this evening has reportedly failed to adopt a free vote on future marriage equality legislation …
Despite initial reports, unreturned surveys in Flynn federal Nationals MP Ken O’Dowd’s electorate poll on marriage equality will not be considered an automatic “no” vote.
Thanks to the surge in momentum that followed the introduction of same-sex marriage in Ireland and the US recently, Australia is now the closest it has ever been to achieving marriage equality. In the latest Hotseat segment inside the Star Observer’s August edition, Justin Koonin gets to the bottom of what needs to be done in order for it to soon become a reality.
KELVIN Thomson has become the latest federal parliamentarian to publicly declare support for same-sex marriage. In a statement released today, the Wills federal Labor MP stressed that popular …
Today’s marriage equality announcements have boosted momentum on the issue but the Liberals are yet to be won over and without a free vote, experts say, any vote will be lost.