A backbencher, Gavin Marshall, said: ''It's irresponsible to sell uranium to a nuclear-armed country that has not signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and is also in regular conflict with another nuclear-armed power.
Date: Nov 15, 2011
Category: World
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Labor Left MPs vow to tackle PM over gay marriage plan
Victorian senator Gavin Marshall, a factional convener and chairman of the Left group in caucus, said that while there appeared to be a favourable view of conscience votes in the community, in practice it would not be democratic on this issue.
Senators Doug Cameron and Gavin Marshall tried unsuccessfully to amend Ms Gillard's motion to comply with the party's policy platform which, they say, bans overseas processing. Sources said Senator Marshall warned that the first time somebody sent to Malaysia was ''caned, mistreated, abused, beaten