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ALP ban on gay marriage remains
[via The Australian]
THE Labor caucus voted for a third time yesterday to ban gay marriage, but a backlash by the Left produced a promise to review the status of gay relationships under a Latham government.
Legal affairs spokeswoman Nicola Roxon, who sparked the latest fight after she told a marriage forum that Labor's position on gay marriage was identical to the Government's, yesterday defended her speech.
But the Left believes it has won a significant concession in caucus, with Mark Latham moving an amendment that says Labor will examine "options to achieve more consistent national treatment of all de facto relationships".
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THE Labor caucus voted for a third time yesterday to ban gay marriage, but a backlash by the Left produced a promise to review the status of gay relationships under a Latham government.
Legal affairs spokeswoman Nicola Roxon, who sparked the latest fight after she told a marriage forum that Labor's position on gay marriage was identical to the Government's, yesterday defended her speech.
But the Left believes it has won a significant concession in caucus, with Mark Latham moving an amendment that says Labor will examine "options to achieve more consistent national treatment of all de facto relationships".
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