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Penny Wong tells Labor party members there is nothing to fear over gay marriage

17 Jun 12 Posted by in Australian news, News | Comments Off

FINANCE Minister Penny Wong has told gay rights groups and Labor party members that marriage equality is a “bedrock principle” and its opponents have nothing to fear.

Senator Wong, who helped drive a hard-fought change to the ALP’s platform on gay marriage, likened the campaign for marriage reform to the fight for racial equality.

“Equality is a bedrock principle,” she said in her keynote address to the annual Rainbow Labor Network conference today.

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