Australia REJECTS same-sex marriage bill which would allow a national vote on whether to legalise gay weddings
Australia's parliament late Monday rejected the government's proposal for a national vote on whether to legalise same-sex marriage.
The upper house Senate voted 33-29 against the coalition government's bid to hold a plebiscite on the issue. -- More...
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