(CNN) Australians may have overwhelmingly voted "yes" in the same-sex marriage survey, but the battle over marriage equality isn't over yet. All that needs to be changed to make same-sex marriage legal is a tweak to the Australian Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. "The challenge has never been the numbers, we've always had a majority in (this) parliament on marriage equality, just as there's been a majority in the population. I will shortly introduce the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 into the @ausenate to legislate for marriage equality while protecting religious views about marriage. pic.twitter.com/bFUaeZV2iU — Dean Smith (@DeanSmithWA) November 15, 2017Conservatives push for protectionsConservatives are expected to fight hard for religious protections in any same-sex marriage legislation.

Source: CNN November 15, 2017 07:20 UTC