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Australians vote overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Australia should have same-sex marriage legalised by Christmas after an overwhelming 61.6% “yes” vote in the voluntary postal ballot, to 38.4% for the “no” side.

After the decisive result, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared it was now up to parliament to “get this done”, as the result triggered celebrations...

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Turnbull is on the winning side on marriage equality, but his troubles are far from over

  • Written by: Carol Johnson, Professor of Politics, University of Adelaide
imageThe postal vote hasn’t really resolved the marriage equality issue for Turnbull.AAP/Dean Lewins

At last this interminable, expensive, unnecessary, discriminatory, divisive and demeaning postal “vote” survey on marriage equality is over, with 61.6% voting in favour.

Unnecessary because, unlike in the case of the Irish referendum,...

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How to talk to your kids about today's same-sex marriage postal survey result

  • Written by: Grace Kirby, PhD Candidate in Psychology, The University of Queensland
imageIt's important to speak to your kids about the same-sex marriage debate, but how much and what will depend on their age and level of interest.Shutterstock

After three months of sometimes acrimonious debate, the results of the same-sex marriage postal survey are in: 61.6% (a majority), voted yes to legalising same-sex marriage. Nearly 13 million of...

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As Australians say 'yes' to marriage equality, the legal stoush over human rights takes centre stage

  • Written by: Amy Maguire, Senior Lecturer in International Law and Human Rights, University of Newcastle
imageAs the legal battle heats up, James Paterson's bill demonstrates an unconscionable misunderstanding about the indivisibility of human rights.AAP/Daniel Munoz

The results of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey are in. Despite the voluntary nature of the survey, 12,727,920 (79.5%) eligible Australians voted.

By a margin of 61.6% to 38.4%,...

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