Feh

In other news, Prime Minister John Howard was careful not to be quoted as saying today: "Regrettably, we recognise that we cannot restrict same-sex partners' access to superannuation benefits without finding ourselves in an anti-discrimination minefield, but let me quite clear when I say that this does not mean we have to accord this kind of thing any air of legitimacy or an illusion of being a normal part of Australian family life." The Prime Minister went on not to say that, while the federal government made no value judgement on any individual's lifestyle choices, the concept of marriage was too important an institution to be sullied and degraded by association with such relationships. "And as for letting these people anywhere near children," he avoided adding "well, I don't think that's the sort of thing we want to encourage."

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8878

Opposition leader Mark Latham was not quoted as saying "It all sounds a bit gay to me".

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8886