He and five other Liberals have confirmed they would vote in favour of a marriage equality bill if it was presented to parliament. Smith spoke out against marriage equality five years ago but changed his stance after the death of Tori Johnson in the Lindt cafe siege in 2014. It is expected a marriage equality bill would pass the Senate as well. “A postal vote would be unrepresentative of the voting population, nonbinding on politicians and have so little legitimacy it would resolve nothing,” Croome said. Support for marriage equality is at an all-time high in Australia, with an Essential poll putting it at 62%.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2017 01:30 UTC