8 years ago
Marriage equality plebiscite bill voted down in Senate
The government’s same-sex marriage plebiscite bill has been voted down in the Senate, with no last-minute deal emerging to save the non-binding poll. On Monday evening Labor, the Greens, Nick Xenophon Team and senator Derryn Hinch combined in the Senate to block the plebiscite by 33 votes to 29, as they had promised weeks before. Labor leader in the Senate, Penny Wong, used the debate on Monday to take aim at the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, saying the opposition did not trust him to stand up to prejudice.
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