The Parliament House of NSW on Macquarie Street, Sydney. In a close vote the New South Wales (NSW) Legislative Assembly has supported a bill that would allow same-sex couples to adopt children. The conscience vote that gained bipartisan support from the major parties, resulted in 46 Members of Parliament (MP) voting for it and 44 voting against it. Having been rejected previously for amendments that would allow church-based adoption agencies to refuse applications from same-sex couples, the introduction of the bill finally gained approval from the Premier Kristina Keneally of the Australian Labor Party and the Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell of the Liberal Party of Australia . The bill was introduced by Independent MP and Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore ,  who has been an avid supporter of LGBT rights and reportedly smiled and clapped after the bill was passed in the lower house. Before being signed into law by the Governor of New South Wales , the bill must be passed in the NSW upper house , where it will again be subject to a conscience vote.
The Parliament House of NSW on Macquarie Street, Sydney. In a close vote the New South Wales (NSW) has supported a that would allow same-sex couples to adopt children. The that gained bipartisan support from the major parties, resulted in 46 Members of Parliament (MP) voting for it and 44 voting against it. Having been rejected previously for amendments that would allow church-based adoption agencies to refuse applications from same-sex couples, the introduction of the bill finally gained approval from the Premier of the and the Opposition Leader of the . The bill was introduced by Independent MP and Lord Mayor of , , who has been an avid supporter of LGBT rights and reportedly smiled and clapped after the bill was passed in the lower house. Before being signed into law by the , the bill must be passed in the NSW , where it will again be subject to a conscience vote.
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Kristina Keneally of the Australian Labor Party
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Barry O'Farrell of the Liberal Party of Australia
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Sydney, Clover Moore
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Governor of New South Wales
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