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Openly gay Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman's plea to end prejudice

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Australia's first openly gay federal Member of Parliament says the country can be proud of how far anti-gay discrimination has been broken down. But he says the journey is not complete. Trent Zimmerman, the New South Wales Liberal Party president, replaced former treasurer Joe Hockey in the seat of North Sydney late last year.


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Australia's first openly gay federal Member of Parliament says the country can be proud of how far anti-gay discrimination has been broken down. But he says the journey is not complete. Trent Zimmerman, the New South Wales Liberal Party president, replaced former treasurer Joe Hockey in the seat of North Sydney late last year.



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