Liberal MP Warren Entsch, whose northern Queensland seat takes in the Torres Strait Islands, successfully had his private member's motion on the issue pass the House of Representatives on Thursday. Mr Entsch demanded the government, through AusAID,...

He said there was only one insurance company in the Far North that would continue to insure unit/apartment buildings valued at more than $5 million. Committee hosts Cairns Senator Jan McLucas and Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the response had been...

Mr Entsch, a longtime parliamentary campaigner for gay rights but an opponent of same-sex marriage, confirmed the discussions yesterday, adding he hoped to receive advice on appropriate wording for a bill this week. "My view is that a marriage proposal...

The federal government's refusal to fund sea walls on six Torres Strait islands could leave them uninhabitable in just a few years, an opposition MP warns. Warren Entsch, whose Leichhardt electorate covers the six islands, wrote to regional affairs minis

Entsch, a long-time gay rights advocate, says he will not support same-sex marriage legislation. Photo: Robert Rough A senior Liberal MP and long-time gay rights advocate says he will not support same-sex marriage legislation due to come before Federal...