Marriage equality first test for Luke Foley as NSW Labor Leader
(Alex Greenwich, 5 January 2014, The Big Smoke)
Congratulating Luke Foley on his unopposed election as NSW Labor leader, Independent MP for Sydney Alex Greenwich urges him to evolve on marriage equality and maintain Labor’s support for anti-discrimination legislation.
Today, Luke Foley has been elected unopposed as Leader of the Labor opposition in NSW.
Mr Foley’s opposition to a NSW Same-Sex Marriage Bill prevented the legislation from passing the NSW Upper House late last year, so many will be confused and disappointed that NSW is the only State with a Labor leader who opposes marriage equality.
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