Australians have voted in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage in a historic non-binding poll.<\/p>\n
The vote showed 61.6% of people favour allowing same-sex couples to wed, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.<\/p>\n
More than 12.7 million people – about 79.5% of eligible voters – took part in the eight-week postal survey.<\/p>\n
PM Malcolm Turnbull said the “overwhelming” result meant his government would aim to change the law in parliament before Christmas.<\/p>\n
“[Australians] have spoken in their millions and they have voted overwhelmingly yes for marriage equality,” he said after the result was announced.<\/p>\n
“They voted yes for fairness, yes for commitment, yes for love. And now it is up to us here in the parliament of Australia to get on with it.”<\/p>\n
However Mr Turnbull, a same-sex marriage supporter, is facing debate within his government over what the parliamentary bill should include.<\/p>\n
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By: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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