Australians to vote on same-sex marriage
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Australia’s High Court has rejected two legal challenges to the centre-right coalition government’s proposed postal vote on whether to legalise same-sex marriage. Opponents of the vote had
protested, arguing the government needed the support of parliament to hold the ballot. > A postal vote will let Australians weigh in on same-sex marriage, > but legalization still
depends on lawmakers https://t.co/7OTIzKMS9Y > > — New York Times World (@nytimesworld) 7 septembre 2017 WHAT HAPPENS NOW? Australians will begin voting in the non-compulsory ballot
as early as next week. The highly-contentious, non-binding plebiscite has provoked heated debate in the country. A result is expected in November. WHAT DO THE POLLS SAY? Recent research
suggests two-thirds of Australians support same-sex marriage. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE PUBLIC VOTE TO BACK SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australia’s Marriage Act will be
changed by the end of the year.