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Gillard does U-turn on same sex marriage

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imageFormer prime minister Julia Gillard said she had been so concerned about the same-sex marriage plebiscite that she changed the topic of her speech.Mick Tsikas/AAP

Former prime minister Julia Gillard has switched her position to now favour same-sex marriage, while denouncing Tony Abbott’s plan for a popular vote on the issue.

But she says if...

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