Setback for Australia gay marriage vote

A plan to hold a popular vote on whether Australia should allow same-sex marriage has suffered a setback after a political party announced it would not support the proposed public vote.

Setback for Australia gay marriage vote

A plan to hold a popular vote on whether Australia should allow same-sex marriage has suffered a setback after a political party announced it would not support the proposed public vote.

The Nick Xenophon Team supports marriage equality, but the party says its senators will not support legislation to authorise the vote, which it says it would effectively become a €107m opinion poll without legal weight.

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