SSM Plebiscite

[DJC]

I wonder why Abbott abstained ?

The same reason the conservative Libs kept proposing amendments knowing that they would be voted down.

Apparently Abbott did have the main proponents of the bill in his office to help empty his bar ... and he did make a comment about his sister now being able to marry her partner.

I can't believe I'm defending Abbott.

Anyway it's done and dusted after far too much angst, unnecessary debate, time wasting and wasting public money. Perhaps our politicians might start thinking about important policy issues now  :-\

[sandsmere]

Anyway it's done and dusted after far too much angst, unnecessary debate, time wasting and wasting public money. Perhaps our politicians might start thinking about important policy issues now  :-\

Exactly.
The latest estimate is between 140 and 160 million dollars wasted.
The biggest non event in our parliaments history.

[cookie2]

...........and now for the dual citizenship issue.  :

[Baggers]

The same reason the conservative Libs kept proposing amendments knowing that they would be voted down.

Apparently Abbott did have the main proponents of the bill in his office to help empty his bar ... and he did make a comment about his sister now being able to marry her partner.

I can't believe I'm defending Abbott.

Anyway it's done and dusted after far too much angst, unnecessary debate, time wasting and wasting public money. Perhaps our politicians might start thinking about important policy issues now  :-\

You nailed it right there, DJC Old Son. So many put through so much so unnecessarily at ridiculous cost - psychological, spiritual and financial cost that is.

[Lods]

You nailed it right there, DJC Old Son. So many put through so much so unnecessarily at ridiculous cost - psychological, spiritual and financial cost that is.

I'm one who was very critical of the plebiscite (postal survey).
I still regard it as a waste of money given that a same sex marriage bill would have passed through parliament anyway.

Watching the debate yesterday though I do wonder whether some of the amendments proposed would have passed if there had been no emphatic plebiscite YES vote.

We still would have had the legislation but in maybe a slightly different form.

[DJC]

Apparently the ABS managed to conduct the same sex marriage opinion poll for $80M or thereabouts.  Well done ABS, but it's still $80M that could have been put to better use.

[kruddler]

I'm one who was very critical of the plebiscite (postal survey).
I still regard it as a waste of money given that a same sex marriage bill would have passed through parliament anyway.

Watching the debate yesterday though I do wonder whether some of the amendments proposed would have passed if there had been no emphatic plebiscite YES vote.

We still would have had the legislation but in maybe a slightly different form.

Yeah, i think that is the main thing to come from the vote, the finer details of it all.

Who can say what kind of bastardised version of SSM would have been passed if the general public had not have essentially forced their hand.

[madbluboy]

Apparently the ABS managed to conduct the same sex marriage opinion poll for $80M or thereabouts.  Well done ABS, but it's still $80M that could have been put to better use.

Agreed but at least we got something out of it not like the $1b spent on not building the East West link.

[Gointocarlton]

Agreed but at least we got something out of it not like the $1b spent on not building the East West link.

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[Navy Maven]

Well, after all that..........

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/p...00cdj.html

Welcome Navy Maven, and I expect an invite !  ;D

Haha thanks Paul, guess i’m going to have to start saving now....I have no more excuses