"Prime Minister Julia Gillard opened the ALP's national conference in Sydney today by telling delegates she was looking forward to a potentially divisive debate on gay marriage.
Speaking ahead of a conference which is expected to be largely dominated by the gay marriage issue, Ms Gillard sought to draw a line under the party's last conference, in 2009, which was largely stage-managed by then-prime minister Kevin Rudd.
"Delegates, in these coming days I want us to have a fair dinkum Labor Party conference," she said.
"We didn't join Labor in our youth because we had no options. We didn't come here for a coronation or a campaign launch. We came here for debates, we came here for surprises, we came here to have votes.""
Speaking ahead of a conference which is expected to be largely dominated by the gay marriage issue, Ms Gillard sought to draw a line under the party's last conference, in 2009, which was largely stage-managed by then-prime minister Kevin Rudd.
"Delegates, in these coming days I want us to have a fair dinkum Labor Party conference," she said.
"We didn't join Labor in our youth because we had no options. We didn't come here for a coronation or a campaign launch. We came here for debates, we came here for surprises, we came here to have votes.""
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