This is a big moment for Australian politics – the culmination of more than a decade of debate and indecision. For a long time the issue of same-sex marriage was seen as too difficult and too divisive, and so it was hit into the long grass. Campaigners watched with frustration as other countries, not least neighbouring New Zealand, made gay marriage legal. There was a feeling, confirmed by the results of the postal survey, that Australia’s lawmakers had failed to keep up with public opinion. Today’s vote won’t end the debate, or silence opponents of same-sex marriage – but it does mark the beginning of a new chapter. Read More… http://ift.tt/2kuILus
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