“The fact is in all political parties from time to time you have to make agreements so you can keep the party position as one. Sinodinos said there was “a lot of hypocrisy in politics” and called on the Labor party to “keep us to our promises” on the plebiscite. Plibersek called on the Coalition to support its leader and allow him to follow his “heart” to allow a free vote on the issue. Marriage equality plebiscite: what will happen after the Senate blocks it? Wong previously advocated for her party’s position against marriage equality as recently as 2010 because she was bound by caucus to support Labor policy.

Source: The Guardian October 16, 2016 01:14 UTC