Mr Shorten tagged an opponent a homophobe for questioning the ALP's worship of same sex marriage. Should he now tag a fellow ALP member a homophobe?
Senator Joe Bullock quits citing Labor's support for 'homosexual marriage'
West Australian senator Joe Bullock has announced he is retiring from politics citing an inability to support the Labor Party's position requiring MPs to vote in favour of same-sex marriage.
Calling it "homosexual marriage," the 61-year-old right-wing senator told Parliament on Tuesday night that he was "morally obliged" to quit, just two years after entering Parliament because he could not agree with the party's decision to impose a binding vote on MPs from 2019.
He said his decision to retire began when he was asked how he could support the Labor Party given his view on same sex marriage.
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