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Friday 08 November 2013 | Issue 1200 | starobserver.com.au
FAREWELL DON TALBOTT PAGE 04 TIM WILSON UNLOADS PAGE 12
HIV/AIDS ORGS THANKED PAGE 05
SAVAGE: MEN ARE PIGS PAGE 03
National
Serkan Ozturk
Federal...
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Australia's most respected LGBTI news source
Friday 08 November 2013 | Issue 1200 | starobserver.com.au
FAREWELL DON TALBOTT PAGE 04 TIM WILSON UNLOADS PAGE 12
HIV/AIDS ORGS THANKED PAGE 05
SAVAGE: MEN ARE PIGS PAGE 03
National
Serkan Ozturk
Federal communications minister Malcolm
Turnbull has told Channel Ten that he thinks there
willbeavotethisparliamentandthatitisreasonably
likely that “there will be a free vote”, according to the
transcript from panel show Meet the Press. He gave
no indication whether there would be sufficient
numbers to pass the bill even if that occurred.
His announcement came just two days after
attending a social event organised on behalf of
members of the Liberal and Nationals party that
identify as GLBTI, held in Sydney last Friday night.
Mr Turnbull said “I think there is very likely to be
avoteonsame-sexmarriageinthenextParliament”,
indicatingthatthiswouldbebroughtonbyaprivate
member’s bill.
Mr Turnbull did not indicate whether any
bill toward fairness arou
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