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CHRISTOPHER PYNE’S GAY MARRIAGE MENTS LAND HIM HOT WATER

A SECRET rerdg of Christopher Pyne lettg slip that his ernment was planng to move on gay marriage “sooner than everyone thks” has been released as the Prime Mister says he has “no plans” for a parliamentary vote on the issue. * is christopher pyne gay *

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Is Pyne Gay? Jane Cadzow wrote “although he is married wh four young children, Pyne has been dogged for years by mours that he is gay.

LEAKED: THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF CHRISTOPHER PYNE’S GAY-LOVG, BLACK-POWER MUNIST SPEECH

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CHRIS PYNE IS GAY

Senr feral mister Christopher Pyne said was "not helpful" for one of his lleagu to suggt Liberal ontbenchers who support same-sex marriage should rign as of the Government the Senate Eric Abetz argued yterday that misters who wanted to vote for legalisg gay marriage should qu the Abetz's ments were part of the backlash om Liberal Party nservativ who were agast plans to troduce a same-sex marriage bill to Parliament Augt, wh cross-party sponsorship.

Liberal proponents of same-sex marriage now want to wa until Parliament rum Augt to bate the issue, to avoid weeks of divisive bate over the wter divi: Where Coaln members stand on gay marriageLiberal Supporters(15)Natnals Supporters(3)Liberal Opposed(66)Natnals Opposed(18)Liberal Uncid/Unclared(21)Mal BroughDarren ChterTony AbbottAndrew BroadJohn AlexanrWarren EntschKev HoganKev AndrewsGee ChristensenKaren AndrewsJosh FrynbergSenator Nigel ScullnBob BaldwJohn CobbJulie BishopTera Gambaro Bce BillsonMark CoultonPeter DuttonNatasha Griggs Bronwyn BishopDavid GillpieEric HutchsonSarah Henrson Rsell BroadbentLe HartsuykerSsan LeyGreg Hunt Stt BuchholzMichelle LandryIan MacfarlaneEwen Jon David ColemanMichael McCormackChristian PorterKelly O'Dwyer Pl FletcherKen O'DowdJane PrenticeWyatt Roy Ian GoonoughKeh PtMelissa PriceMallm Turnbull Alex HawkeBce SttAndrew RobbSenator Simon Birmgham Peter HendyWarren TssFna SttSenator Lda Reynolds Joe HockeySenator Matthew CanavanAng TaylorSenator Arthur Sodos Le HowarthSenator Bridget McKenzieLucy WicksSenator Dean Smh Steve IronsSenator Fna NashMatt Williams Michael KeenanSenator Barry O'SullivanJason Wood Craig KellySenator John WilliamsKen Wyatt Andrew LamgBarnaby JoyceSenator Stt Ryan Craig Lndy Senator Gee Brandis Nola Maro Senator Jam McGrath Louise Mark Senator Marise Payne Rsell Mathon Karen McNamara Stt Morrison Andrew Nikolic Tony Pas Christopher Pyne Rowan Ramsey Don Randall Stuart Robert Philip Ruddock Le Simpks Tony Smh Andrew Southtt Sharman Stone Ann Sudmalis Michael Skar Dan Tehan Alan Tudge Bert van Manen Nickolas Varvaris Ross Vasta Brett Wheley Rick Wilson Senator Eric Abetz Senator Chris Black Senator Cory Bernardi Senator David Bhby Senator Michaelia Cash Senator Richard Colbeck Senator Mathias Cormann Senator Sean Edwards Senator David Fawcett Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Senator Mch Fifield Senator Bill Heffernan Senator David Johnston Senator Jo Ldgren Senator Ian Macdonald Senator Stephen Parry Senator Michael Richardson Senator Zed Selja Dennis Jensen Jamie Briggs Steven Cbo Senator Anne RtonSource: Atralian Marriage Equaly and ABC News analysisPosted 3 Jul 2015Fri 3 Jul 2015 at 12:57am, updated 17 Jul 2015Fri 17 Jul 2015 at 12:38am. Followed tegori will be add to My Bolt: Pyne drops Turnbull’s plan for LiberalsA SECRET rerdg of Christopher Pyne lettg slip that his ernment was planng to move on gay marriage “sooner than everyone thks” has been released as the Prime Mister says he has “no plans” for a parliamentary vote on the issue. “To dump the plebisce, to do anythg whout a plebisce, would be a breach of fah wh the people, ” Mr Abbott Turnbull said he unrstood the disappotment of those lobbyg for gay marriage but blamed Labor for the lay.

“We took a very straightforward policy to the electn, which was there would be a vote on gay marriage the parliament after the Atralian people had voted to support a plebisce, ” he said.

VIDEO: CHRISTOPHER PYNE'S REMARKS ON GAY MARRIAGE RE-OPEN OLD COALN WOUNDS

The mment was released today by a aln of gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and tersex (GLBTI) groups that have surveyed all parti... by Jen | May 8, 2013 | Atralian mentary, Atralian news, NewsONE of the Coaln MPs targeted by gay marriage mpaigners has clared his support for a ncience vote the next parliament, spe not supportg gay marriage himself.

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"We have to al wh this year, bee an electn year, I want to foc on the enomy, on fence, I want foc on jobs, I don't want a foc on gay marriage nng alongsi an electn mpaign, " he said. Feral Edutn Mister Christopher Pyne has rejected lls for gay marriage supporters to rign om the ontbench.

Now that's a pretty big poter of how an electn mpaign would n if this don't get addrsed before the heat of the battle of an electn mpaign, " she Mister Tony Abbott and ernment whip Andrew Nikolic dited this week were that the bills mtee may not prrise the bill the Hoe of Reprentativ, therefore avoidg a vote and a Ms Forster said the Prime Mister had told the party there would a ee discsn over gay marriage. "That was certaly what the PM said the lead up to the last electn, that if a bill me to parliament there would be a bate on the issue, " she Friday, Edutn Mister Christopher Pyne slammed Senator Abetz's suggtn that ontbench gay marriage advot rign, sayg was "not helpful" about Mr Abetz's ments, Mr Pyne told Channel Ne on Friday the Prime Mister had ma clear that Coaln MPs were allowed their own views on the matter.

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</span><time data-ttid="ArticleTimtamp-time"><span>Jul 3, 2015 – 5.25pm<!-- -->,<!-- --> <span class="_2UK0V" data-ttid="ArticleTimtamp-updated">first published at <!-- -->8.25am</span></span></time></div><div class="_31gDS" data-ttid="ArticleTools"><div class="_26BHG"><button aria-scribedby="articleToolsLogTooltip" class="JSEcE WiPOW" data-click-outsi-ignore="te" data-ttid="SaveArticle-button" type="button"><span class="DcglW _3KahZ"><svg class="_1SIxy" focable="false" height="1em" aria-hidn="te" width="1em"><e xlk:href="#in-bookmark"></e></svg></span><span class="_1dFpl">Save</span></button><div class="G-AXw _3Xjsv" id="articleToolsLogTooltip" role="tooltip"><div class="_3sIJa" data-ttid="SaveArticle-tooltip"><button class="__V_M" type="button">Log </button> or <a class="_3NFfI" data-ttid="SaveArticle-subscribeLk" href=">Subscribe</a> to save article</div></div></div><div class="_332VY" data-ttid="ArticleSocialShare"><button class="_1whEj _3jOVc" 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That's the advice Prime Mister Tony Abbott is gettg om his sister Christe Forster and Liberal MP Ewen Jon, who have warned that layg a ee bate over gay marriage uld prove a stly distractn durg an electn mpaign.</p><p>The ments e the midst of a risg civil war over the issue the party after was revealed a same-sex marriage cross-party bill is to h parliament Augt.</p><p><a href=">Conservative Liberal Senators Cory Bernadi and Eric Abetz h the airwav agast the new bill</a>, even suggtg gay marriage advot on the ont bench should rign.</p><figure class="gzJMC unfed NvmVw" data-pb-type="im"><picture><source media="(m-width: 1180px)" width="620" height="349" srcSet="width_620%2C$height_349/t_crop_fill%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47, width_1240%2C$height_698/t_crop_fill%2Cq_52%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47 2x" data-pb-im-nfig="{"aspectRat":1.777778,"type":"landspe16x9","width":620,"urls":["width_620%2C$height_349/t_crop_fill%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47"," width_1240%2C$height_698/t_crop_fill%2Cq_52%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47 2x"]}"/><source media="(m-width: 1020px)" width="620" height="349" srcSet="width_620%2C$height_349/t_crop_fill%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47, width_1240%2C$height_698/t_crop_fill%2Cq_52%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47 2x" data-pb-im-nfig="{"aspectRat":1.777778,"type":"landspe16x9","width":620,"urls":["width_620%2C$height_349/t_crop_fill%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47"," width_1240%2C$height_698/t_crop_fill%2Cq_52%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47 2x"]}"/><source media="(m-width: 768px)" width="696" height="392" srcSet="width_696%2C$height_392/t_crop_fill%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47, width_1392%2C$height_783/t_crop_fill%2Cq_52%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47 2x" data-pb-im-nfig="{"aspectRat":1.777778,"type":"landspe16x9","width":696,"urls":["width_696%2C$height_392/t_crop_fill%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47"," width_1392%2C$height_783/t_crop_fill%2Cq_52%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47 2x"]}"/><img alt="" class="_1srKI" data-ttid="Image-image" src="width_620%2C$height_349/t_crop_fill%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47" srcSet="width_382%2C$height_215/t_crop_fill%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47, width_764%2C$height_430/t_crop_fill%2Cq_52%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47 2x" siz="(max-width: 767px) 382px" data-id="e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47" data-pb-im-nfig="{"aspectRat":1.777778,"type":"landspe16x9","width":382,"urls":["width_382%2C$height_215/t_crop_fill%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47"," width_764%2C$height_430/t_crop_fill%2Cq_52%2Cf_to/e1493dfbf32b557079f3743670a54a1c9d018c47 2x"]}" width="382" height="215"/></picture><figptn class="LuHig"><p>Liberal Christe Forster, the sister of Tony Abbott, has a warng for her brother the prime mister.<!-- --> <ce class="_23SOU">Ben Rhton</ce></p></figptn></figure><p>Pro-gay marriage Liberal MP, Ewen Jon, said he supported the senators airg their views, but feared a 'no' vote uld rattle those ccial margal seats Queensland and the NSW Central Coast.</p><p>"What worri me about Senators sayg stuff is that Bernadi and Abetz are both elected at about eight mut past six on the night of an electn.</p></div></div><asi class="_3JfHJ"></asi><div class="ZAfSI"><div class="adWrapper _3XglG Hqxcp" data-ttid="ad-wrapper"><div class="" id="adspot-320x360_320x50_300x250_300x50-pos2-mobile"></div><div class="" id="adspot-728x90-pos2-tablet"></div><div class="" id="adspot-970x250_728x90-pos2-sktop"></div><small class="_3azTn">Advertisement</small></div></div><div class="_2J452"><div class="_33oUB"><div class="tl7wu" id="endOfArticle"><p>"The statements are not gog to hurt their reers at all, but will hurt Michelle Landry? Will hurt Lucy Wicks on the Central Coast, those people who Tony Abbott reli on to be Prime Mister?" he said.</p><p>Mr Jon said puttg off the bate uld prove distractg an electn mpaign and hurt the Prime Mister. </p><p>"Tony Abbott is gog to feel the hurt of this if we don't al wh .</p><p>"We have to al wh this year, bee an electn year, I want to foc on the enomy, on fence, I want foc on jobs, I don't want a foc on gay marriage nng alongsi an electn mpaign," he said. </p><figure class="gzJMC unfed NvmVw" data-pb-type="im"><picture><source media="(m-width: 1180px)" width="620" height="349" srcSet="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==, data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" 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data-pb-im-nfig="{"aspectRat":1.777778,"type":"landspe16x9","width":382,"urls":["zoom_1%2C$multiply_1%2C$rat_1.777778%2C$width_1935%2C$x_65%2C$y_76/t_crop_ctom/c_sle%2Cw_382%2Cq_88%2Cf_to/952c5a4786587fadff18174fb1a74ae881403742"," zoom_1%2C$multiply_1%2C$rat_1.777778%2C$width_1935%2C$x_65%2C$y_76/t_crop_ctom/c_sle%2Cw_764%2Cq_52%2Cf_to/952c5a4786587fadff18174fb1a74ae881403742 2x"]}" width="382" height="215"/></picture><figptn class="LuHig"><p>Feral Edutn Mister Christopher Pyne has rejected lls for gay marriage supporters to rign om the ontbench.<!-- --> <ce class="_23SOU">Sean Davey</ce></p></figptn></figure><p>Mr Jon said the party had to be reful as any failure would not affect Labor. </p><div class="ZAfSI"><div class="adWrapper _3XglG _35ekj Hqxcp _3_nxH" data-ttid="ad-wrapper"><div class="" id="adspot-320x360_320x50_300x250_300x50-pos3-mobile"></div><div class="" id="adspot-728x90-pos3-tablet"></div><small class="_3azTn">Advertisement</small></div></div><p>"If fails won't be that over half the Labor party won't vote for , will be Tony Abbott's flt," he said.</p><p>Liberal uncillor Ms Forster, a Liberal uncillor as well as the Prime Mister's sister, said the issue would keep g up if was not alt wh Augt.</p><p>"It's seen by the liberals polil opponents, by that I mean Labor, as somethg they n wedge wh.</p><p>"I thk that's what happened this week, when Labor was havg a pretty bad day by all low and behold there is news of a same-sex marriage bill and 's all over the airwav. Now that's a pretty big poter of how an electn mpaign would n if this don't get addrsed before the heat of the battle of an electn mpaign," she said.</p><p>Prime Mister Tony Abbott and ernment whip Andrew Nikolic dited this week were that the bills mtee may not prrise the bill the Hoe of Reprentativ, therefore avoidg a vote and a bate.</p><p>But Ms Forster said the Prime Mister had told the party there would a ee discsn over gay marriage.</p><div class="ZAfSI"><div class="adWrapper _3XglG _35ekj Hqxcp _3_nxH" data-ttid="ad-wrapper"><div class="" id="adspot-320x360_320x50_300x250_300x50-pos4-mobile"></div><div class="" id="adspot-728x90-pos4-tablet"></div><small class="_3azTn">Advertisement</small></div></div><p>"That was certaly what the PM said the lead up to the last electn, that if a bill me to parliament there would be a bate on the issue," she said.</p><p>On Friday, Edutn Mister Christopher Pyne slammed Senator Abetz's suggtn that ontbench gay marriage advot rign, sayg was "not helpful".</p><p>Asked about Mr Abetz's ments, Mr Pyne told Channel Ne on Friday the Prime Mister had ma clear that Coaln MPs were allowed their own views on the matter.</p><p>"If that's Eric's view, good luck to him," he said, sayg the senator had the right to exprs his "nscience".</p><p>"Everyone n have a different view on this matter and their views should be rpected'," he said.</p></div><div class="_3E2eQ"><div class="_2wCJp"><div class="_1fSQD"><span class="_13Ymr" data-ttid="AuthorCard"><span><strong><a class="_35mP2" data-ttid="AuthorURL" href="/by/primrose-rrdan-hvf7a">Primrose Rrdan</a></strong> vers private pani and fay offic om the AFR's Sydney newsroom. 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