28 April

Labor, Greens and Democrat MPs in the federal parliament endorse an alternative version of the preamble containing a general statement of equality but not specifically referring to the equality of men and women. It was jointly released by Senator Natasha Stott Despoja for the Democrats, former Labor Minister, Gareth Evans, and Greens Senator, Bob Brown (see text in Section on Preamble);
Comments are invited from the public at: preambleconsult@aph.gov.au or call Ben Oquist on (02) 6277 3170