The Prime Minister of Australia has told his Liberal party MPs that he does not believe that gay and lesbian couples should be given the same rights as heterosexuals.
Three weeks ago, after a heated meeting of the Cabinet, the final decision about whether gay and lesbian couples in Australia will be given equal rights was left up to Prime Minister John Howard.
Mr Howard said yesterday that the issue is "complicated" but that he does not feel gay couples are entitled to equal rights.
A report from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) was presented to the federal parliament in June.
It listed the 58 laws that need to be changed to grant gay, bisexual and lesbian Australians equal rights.
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