❓ Mr. Barnett questions the Premier on community discontent regarding the age of consent for homosexuals and proposed Family Court legislation amendments. Dr. Gallop defends the government's policy, citing their election mandate and commitment to equality and non-discrimination.
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HOMOSEXUALITY, AGE OF CONSENT
Like the 3 000 people who were on the steps of Parliament House, I do not support an age of consent of 16 years. Will the Premier heed the community discontent on this issue and on other proposed amendments to the Family Court legislation and undertake to have genuine consultation with the whole community on these issues? Dr GALLOP
Like the 3 000 people who were on the steps of Parliament House, I do not support an age of consent of 16 years. Will the Premier heed the community discontent on this issue and on other proposed amendments to the Family Court legislation and undertake to have genuine consultation with the whole community on these issues? Dr GALLOP
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The Australian Labor Party discussed these matters at length over a number of years within its own framework. We reached a conclusion at our last conference that the time had come for Western Australia to enter the twenty-first century and to treat people equally and with the decency that they deserve as human beings. We took that policy to the election and we won the election. We will introduce legislation to this Parliament backing up the policy we took to the election. For that legislation to become law it will have to pass through two Houses of Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition obviously thinks that whenever there is a protest against any government proposal he can link up to that protest and build a constituency. People want principles in politics today. Mr Barnett: They want moral leadership. Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
Dr GALLOP replied: The Australian Labor Party discussed these matters at length over a number of years within its own framework. We reached a conclusion at our last conference that the time had come for Western Australia to enter the twenty-first century and to treat people equally and with the decency that they deserve as human beings. We took that policy to the election and we won the election. We will introduce legislation to this Parliament backing up the policy we took to the election. For that legislation to become law it will have to pass through two Houses of Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition obviously thinks that whenever there is a protest against any government proposal he can link up to that protest and build a constituency. People want principles in politics today. Mr Barnett: They want moral leadership. Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
The Australian Labor Party discussed these matters at length over a number of years within its own framework. We reached a conclusion at our last conference that the time had come for Western Australia to enter the twenty-first century and to treat people equally and with the decency that they deserve as human beings. We took that policy to the election and we won the election. We will introduce legislation to this Parliament backing up the policy we took to the election. For that legislation to become law it will have to pass through two Houses of Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition obviously thinks that whenever there is a protest against any government proposal he can link up to that protest and build a constituency. People want principles in politics today. Mr Barnett: They want moral leadership. Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
The Leader of the Opposition obviously thinks that whenever there is a protest against any government proposal he can link up to that protest and build a constituency. People want principles in politics today. Mr Barnett: They want moral leadership. Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
Mr Barnett: They want moral leadership. Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
Dr GALLOP replied: The Australian Labor Party discussed these matters at length over a number of years within its own framework. We reached a conclusion at our last conference that the time had come for Western Australia to enter the twenty-first century and to treat people equally and with the decency that they deserve as human beings. We took that policy to the election and we won the election. We will introduce legislation to this Parliament backing up the policy we took to the election. For that legislation to become law it will have to pass through two Houses of Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition obviously thinks that whenever there is a protest against any government proposal he can link up to that protest and build a constituency. People want principles in politics today. Mr Barnett: They want moral leadership. Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
The Australian Labor Party discussed these matters at length over a number of years within its own framework. We reached a conclusion at our last conference that the time had come for Western Australia to enter the twenty-first century and to treat people equally and with the decency that they deserve as human beings. We took that policy to the election and we won the election. We will introduce legislation to this Parliament backing up the policy we took to the election. For that legislation to become law it will have to pass through two Houses of Parliament. The Leader of the Opposition obviously thinks that whenever there is a protest against any government proposal he can link up to that protest and build a constituency. People want principles in politics today. Mr Barnett: They want moral leadership. Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
The Leader of the Opposition obviously thinks that whenever there is a protest against any government proposal he can link up to that protest and build a constituency. People want principles in politics today. Mr Barnett: They want moral leadership. Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
Mr Barnett: They want moral leadership. Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
Dr GALLOP: There is no greater moral principle than respecting human beings for what they are and not discriminating against them.
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