Senate debates Committees
Select Committee on the Exposure Draft of the Marriage Amendment (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill; Appointment
James McGrath Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister
3:46 pm
The government took a policy to the last election that the issue of same-sex marriage would be determined by a plebiscite. This remains the government's policy. We introduced legislation for a plebiscite and released an exposure draft of amendments to the Marriage Act 1961. This was the first time an Australian government had put forward amendments to achieve same-sex marriage. On 7 November 2016, the Senate voted against the plebiscite legislation.
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