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Abbott rejects civil unions push
TONY Abbott has slapped down suggestions from opposition whip Warren Entsch and Liberal frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull for Parliament to legislate for civil partnerships or unions now that bills for gay marriage have been defeated. Mr Abbott said the dust should … Continue reading
Senate rejects gay marriage bill
The Senate has rejected a bill to legalise same-sex marriage. The Senate on today voted against the private members bill sponsored by Labor backbenchers by 41 votes to 26. Continue reading…
Apology ‘not enough’ for ACL’s anti-gay remarks: Liberal MP
Liberal MP Warren Entsch says an apology from the head of the Australian Christian Lobby would not make up for his “highly offensive” comments on homosexuality. Jim Wallace has come under intense criticism after comparing the health impacts of smoking … Continue reading
Civil union compromise a “cop-out”
Activists have again warned that introducing federal civil unions rather than marriage equality would be unacceptable to same-sex couples. The warning came as federal Liberal MP Warren Entsch reiterated he believes a civil unions scheme could pass federal parliament whereas … Continue reading
Civil union plan would “prolong pain” for gay couples
Equality advocates have labelled a proposed federal Civil Partnership’s bill, from Coalition MP Warren Entsch, as a politically convenient half-measure that wouldn’t afford same-sex couples any new rights. (details of the plan here) Australian Marriage Equality National Convener, Alex Greenwich: … Continue reading
MPs mull same-sex marriage support
Two independent MPs say they remain open minded about supporting laws on same-sex civil unions if proposed bills to legalise gay marriage fail. Rob Oakeshott and Andrew Wilkie said if bills to legalise gay marriage were defeated in parliament they … Continue reading
Liberal MP Warren Entsch plans to move civil unions bill
COALITION gay rights campaigner Warren Entsch will vote against a pair of upcoming gay marriage bills, but is preparing his own civil unions bill. Labor MP Stephen Jones will introduce gay marriage legislation today and independent MP Andrew Wilkie and … Continue reading
Greig: Gays jilted at altar – How serious is Labor about marriage?
Imagine if a Labor backbencher joined with a Liberal in federal parliament to introduce a private member’s bill that was contrary to ALP policy. The outcry from Labor ranks would be huge, the intervention of the prime minister would be … Continue reading
Kloprogge: Civil union plan about politics not people
The proposal by Warren Entsch and Joel Fitzgibbon to pre-empt the marriage equality debate with a national civil union scheme has nothing to do with benefitting the gay community and everything to do with politics. In terms of the aspiration … Continue reading
Families want marriage equality; Entsch stuck on civil unions
A national television commercial featuring parents and grandparents talking about why they want marriage equality will screen across the country from today, as advocates dismissed the latest call from the likes of Liberal MP Warren Entsch for a national civil … Continue reading
Equality advocates dismiss civil union plan as pressure mounts for Coalition conscience vote
Marriage equality advocates have dismissed moves for a national civil union scheme as “unnecessary, damaging and impractical”. They were responding to reports that Coalition whip, Warren Entsch, and his government counterpart, Joel Fitzgibbon, are drafting a civil union bill because … Continue reading
Bipartisan talk on same-sex unions as doubts grow over marriage equality
CHIEF government Whip Joel Fitzgibbon and his opposition counterpart, Warren Entsch, have discussed jointly sponsoring legislation for same-sex civil unions amid speculation any move for full marriage equality will fail. Mr Entsch, a longtime parliamentary campaigner for gay rights but … Continue reading
Gay ally won’t support marriage
North Queensland Liberal MP Warren Entsch will not support same-sex marriage legislation when it’s introduced into federal Parliament next year. The Member for Leichhardt, who this year launched the Parliamentary Friends of LGBTIs with Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young and Labor’s … Continue reading
MPs out in force at LGBTI friendship group
CANBERRA: In what was unanimously agreed to be a historic occasion, the nation’s first Parliamentary Friendship Group for LGBTI Australians held its inaugural gathering at a reception inside Parliament House last night, drawing a great number of leading politicians from … Continue reading
Entsch’s support for civil unions dismissed as “entrenching discrimination” against gay Aussies
Equality advocates are disappointed that one-time marriage equality advocate, Warren Entsch, has used the launch of a Parliamentary Friendship Group for the GLBTI Community to announce his support for a civil union scheme, something advocates say will entrench discrimination against … Continue reading
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