Australian PM Julia Gillard: So What About New Zealand? I'm Not Changing My Mind

Australian Prime Julia Gillard says that the legalization of same-sex marriage by New Zealand hasn't changed her mind on the issue.

Asked by a member of the public at a community cabinet in Melbourne on Wednesday night why Australia lagged behind New Zealand in legalising gay marriage, Ms Gillard said she would not be changing her mind on the issue. "I doubt we're going to end up agreeing," Ms Gillard said. She told the community cabinet at Ringwood that Labor has allowed a conscience vote on the matter. Independent Sydney MP and gay rights activist Alex Greenwich said the vote showed the campaign for gay marriage was "unstoppable". "I wanted to come over here and see that it can happen," Mr Greenwich told reporters in Wellington.