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Fri Dec-02-11 11:42 AM
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| 140,000 Australians sign equal marriage petition amid “unstoppable momentum” |
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140,000 Australians sign equal marriage petition amid “unstoppable momentum”
More than 140,000 Australians have signed a petition that was presented to Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s annual party conference.
Ms Gillard opened the Australian Labor Party’s 46th annual meeting today saying she hoped for a “fair dinkum” conference, and adding: “We came here for debate”.
GetUp and Australian Marriage Equality presented the premier with a petition calling on her and her conference delegates to support equal marriage rights for gay couples.
The petition says: “Prime Minister Gillard, delegates to the ALP National Conference: Not allowing same-sex couples to marry denies them and their families legal equality and perpetuates discrimination and prejudice.
“The overwhelming majority of Australians support full marriage equality and it is the right thing to do. Marriage matters: amend the Commonwealth Marriage Act so that same-sex partners can be wed.”
www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/12/02/140000-australians-sign-equal-marriage-petition-amid-unstoppable-momentum/
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| Skittles
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Fri Dec-02-11 11:44 AM
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Fri Dec-02-11 12:37 PM
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Why didn't I stay there when I had a chance...
Ok, well, if I had, I wouldn't have the wonderful husbear I do :)
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Fri Dec-02-11 12:38 PM
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Looks like it's going to pass.
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Fri Dec-02-11 06:00 PM
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| 4. Unfortuanately it looks like a consciense vote |
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not a partyline vote, which makes the picture not as optimistic as far as I can tell. This Aussie would like it done and dusted, before I'd call it a victory.
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Fri Dec-02-11 10:16 PM
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I read in The Age yesterday that the ALP is trying to boost party membership, and that our dear PM is following a Howard line with both the gay marriage issue, and the Indian uranium deal as a way of doing this.
Sad that equality in this country now relies on the conscience of law makers. This is just the ALP feeding the pigeons little crumbs as far as I am concerned, and I certainly won't be moved back to them from voting Green until they get it right.
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Fri Dec-02-11 11:49 PM
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| 8. Kick. Pretty clear and on the point petition. |
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