Attorney-General George Brandis: "I am so proud of Australian democracy today, more now than I have ever been." #marriageequality #auspol
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Resources Minister Matt Canavan: "I always said I would recognise and respect the wishes of the Queensland people, but I would not vote for a bill that compromised human rights."
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Canavan: "I unfortunately cannot support this unamended bill because I do not think we have made these changes in a way which advances rights."
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Tasmanian Liberal Senator Eric Abetz: "The taste of defeat is always bitter and nobody likes it."
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Abetz: "It is important in public life to acknowledge that on some occasions you are in a minority and stand by that position."
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Abetz: "That is what I intend to do in solidarity with those over 100,000 Tasmanians that voted no."
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Labor Senator Louise Pratt: "Our relationships have existed for a long time. Our families have existed for a long time. Our love is true. Our children are cherished. Our families are precious. It is time that we were equal."
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Nationals Senator Barry O'Sullivan, who voted no in the same-sex marriage postal survey, confirms he will vote no on the enabling legislation.
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