Same-sex marriage: Coalition MPs to co-sponsor private member’s bill

Posted on July 1, 2015 
Filed under Australia

australian-parliament“Prime Minister Tony Abbott has reminded Coalition MPs it is rare for a private member’s bill to even go to a vote in Parliament, as two of his backbenchers prepare to back a bill to legalise same-sex marriage.

Queensland Liberal National Party (LNP) MPs Warren Entsch and Teresa Gambaro will co-sponsor a private member’s bill, which will be seconded by Labor backbencher Terri Butler…”

– report from ABC News.