Josh Jerga From: AAP June 30, 2010 12:28PM
THE appointment of a female prime minister may have been a long time coming, but the Greens say her views on gay marriage belong in another century.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Wednesday she personally did not support legalising gay marriage in Australia, keeping in line with Labor Party policy.
“We believe the marriage act is appropriate in its current form, that is recognising that marriage is between a man and a woman,” Ms Gillard told Austereo.
Greens leader Bob Brown said her view was behind the times and demonstrated that although the ALP may be progressive in having a woman as leader, it is still a very conservative party.
“Julia Gillard is wrong on that issue. She is last century. She needs to catch up,” Senator Brown told reporters in Perth.
Senator Brown said recent opinions polls showed that a majority of Australians supported gay marriage.
“The Gillard government is very conservative and is out of touch with the majority of Australians,” he said.
The Tasmanian senator said he, like many Labor voters, liked the idea of a female prime minister and had a glass of Moet during the week to “toast to this breakthrough in Australian political history”.
However Senator Brown noted the Greens were the only parliamentary party with a majority of women MPs.
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