Thousands marched on the Australian Labor Party national conference demanding equal marriage rights. The ALP conference adopted policy supporting equal marriage rights for same-sex couples but also voted to allow ALP members a "conscience vote" on this matter in Parliament. The crowd was not impressed withn this and vowed to continue the struggle.

Jeff Lee, a veteran activist from the Australia-East Timor Association in NSW, addressed an emergency protest in Sydney on July 9 against the turn to the right in refugee policy announced by ALP Prime Minister Julia Gillard

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A refugee rights rally and march on June 26 — just two days after Julia Gillard displaced Kevin Rudd as Labor Prime Minister of Australia — sent her a message about refugee policy.