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marriage equality
Now it goes to the House.
"Australia will no longer be insulting gay people by saying: different rules apply to you."
'Boy this parliament has come such a long way'.
Thank you, Internet.
Religious freedom concerns are being split off from current moves to legalise same-sex marriage.
The consensus seems to be that migrants and their 'cultural differences' are to blame.
Let's show respect for the people whose lives we are debating.
And it was Cory Bernardi who stirred the pot.
The Liberal senator said the marriage vote must not be about replacing one persecuted minority with another.