THE ALP’s Left faction is claiming the numbers to remove from the party’s policy platform a reference to the Marriage Act which defines the union as that between a man and a woman.
And it has not given up defeating Julia Gillard’s call for a conscience vote on gay marriage, with sources saying the numbers are ”line ball” in achieving a policy change from one of opposition to outright support.
With gay marriage to be debated at this week’s ALP national conference, the Left is courting votes from the Right, which is split. The Left needs 20 extra votes from the Right to achieve a majority of 201 delegates and secure a platform change.
Full Story from the Sydney Morning Herald
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