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** [[Marriage Alliance]] spokes­woman Sophie York has criticised, based on prior experience, the censorship of advertising for the 'No' campaign<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/ad-firm-accused-of-trying-to-shut-down-debate-with-say-no-to-no-campaign/news-story/cb155db8ad6b31851d2109cc9bfe9f33 |title=Ad firm accused of trying to shut down debate with Say No to No campaign |author=Urban, Rebecca|date=12 August 2017|work=[[The Australian]]|accessdate=15 August 2017}}</ref> and has said, "this plebiscite is a referendum on [[Safe Schools Coalition Australia|'Safe Schools']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marriagealliance.com.au/campaign_for_marriage |title=Join the campaign for marriage |author=York, Sophie|date=16 August 2017|work=[[Marriage Alliance]]|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref>
** [[Marriage Alliance]] spokes­woman Sophie York has criticised, based on prior experience, the censorship of advertising for the 'No' campaign<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/ad-firm-accused-of-trying-to-shut-down-debate-with-say-no-to-no-campaign/news-story/cb155db8ad6b31851d2109cc9bfe9f33 |title=Ad firm accused of trying to shut down debate with Say No to No campaign |author=Urban, Rebecca|date=12 August 2017|work=[[The Australian]]|accessdate=15 August 2017}}</ref> and has said, "this plebiscite is a referendum on [[Safe Schools Coalition Australia|'Safe Schools']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marriagealliance.com.au/campaign_for_marriage |title=Join the campaign for marriage |author=York, Sophie|date=16 August 2017|work=[[Marriage Alliance]]|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[FamilyVoice Australia]] which advocates Voting No for freedom and for children.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/familyvoiceaustralia/posts/1179752805458573 |title=FamilyVoice Australia |date=18 August 2017|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref>
* [[FamilyVoice Australia]] which advocates Voting No for freedom and for children.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/familyvoiceaustralia/posts/1179752805458573 |title=FamilyVoice Australia |date=18 August 2017|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref>
* The 'no' campaign also has the support of white supremacist groups such as "Australian Traditional Nationalist".<ref>{{cite news|first = Cam | last = Tyeson | date = August 21, 2017 | title = Extremely Fucked Homophobic Anti-SSM Posters Are Popping Up In Melbourne | url = https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/horrible-homophobic-posters-appear-in-melbourne/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.starobserver.com.au/news/national-news/victoria-news/posters-stop-fags-appear-melbourne/161083 | first = Matthew | last = Wade | work = [[Star Observer]] | title = Posters saying 'Stop the Fags' appear in Melbourne | date = August 21, 2017}}</ref>


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The Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is a nationwide survey on same-sex marriage which is planned to be held in Australia between 12 September and 7 November 2017. As the survey shares some characteristics with a plebiscite, it is also informally referred to as a plebiscite or postal vote.

A survey form (similar to a ballot paper) will be mailed out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to every Australian on the electoral roll, asking the question "Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?". The Turnbull Government, the federal government since September 2015, has pledged to facilitate the introduction of a private member's bill to legalise same-sex marriage if the result of the survey is in favour of same-sex marriage.

Background

History

See also: History of same-sex marriage in Australia

Prior to the July 2016 federal election, the Liberal/National Coalition government, headed by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, promised to hold a national vote on same-sex marriage, in the form of a compulsory-attended plebiscite.[1]

While the Coalition won half the seats in the lower house in the 2016 election and managed to form a majority government by one seat, they failed to pass the necessary legislation for a (compulsory attendance) referendum/plebiscite. The legislation passed the House of Representatives on 20 October 2016 by a vote of 76–67, but was rejected by the Senate on 7 November 2016 by a vote of 33–29.[2][3] In August 2017, following an attempt by five Liberal Party MPs to change party policy and have a free vote in the parliament on same-sex marriage legislation,[4] the government announced it would move for a voluntary postal survey to be held later that year.[5] It was stated that this would only occur in the event the government's (compulsory) referendum/plebiscite legislation was again rejected by the Senate. That occurred on 9 August 2017, when a government-initiated motion in the Senate to debate the Plebiscite (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill 2016 was tied at 31–31; resulting in the motion being defeated.[6]

Following the result in the Senate, the government directed the Australian Statistician to begin the process of collecting statistical information on a voluntary basis, from all Australians on the electoral roll, as to their views on same sex marriage.[7] The government asserted that this proposal did not require legislative approval from the parliament, arguing that the provisions of the Appropriations Act and the law governing the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) enabled it to use the ABS for such a purpose.[8] This has been argued by the government to be similar to the process by which God Save the Queen was replaced by Advance Australia Fair as the Australian national anthem.[9] The government announced the ABS would be assisted by having staff seconded from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), the organisation responsible for elections in Australia and managing the electoral roll.[10] The cost of the survey to the Australian taxpayer is forecast to be $122 million.[5]

The AEC reported that approximately 68,000 enrolment transactions were completed on 10 August, compared with an average of 4,000 per day.[11] In the period 8–14 August over 16,000 people had enrolled, and over 200,000 have updated their details.[12]

The Senate Finance and Public Administration References Committee opened a hearing on the arrangements around the postal vote on 14 August.[13]

When the idea of a postal plebiscite/vote was first raised, several legal experts warned of concerns regarding the capacity for such a vote to be held without parliamentary approval.[14] Constitutional expert George Williams described the proposal as a "poorly constructed vote for which [the government] doesn't have the correct procedures".[15] Anne Twomey, a constitutional law expert from the University of Sydney Law School expressed scepticism over the role of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in the vote, stating that "the power of the ABS is to collect statistics...rather than opinions. Someone might therefore challenge it on the ground that it does not fall within the legislative functions of the ABS".[15] Both experts further doubted the capacity of the Finance Minister to allocate the necessary funding ($122 million) to the ABS, considering that such a non-legislated advance to a department can only be made in "unforeseen circumstances".[15][16] The government refused to release the legal advice it received to the public, though Attorney-General George Brandis stated in an interview with the ABC 7.30 program that "we have acted on Solicitor-General's advice in which we are confident".[17]

At least two legal challenges have been lodged with the High Court of Australia. Same-sex marriage advocates Shelley Argent (national spokeswoman of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) and Felicity Marlowe (member of Rainbow Families), along with independent MP Andrew Wilkie, announced they would challenge the postal vote in the High Court on 9 August 2017 and seek a temporary injunction.[18] The following day, the Human Rights Law Centre filed a legal action on behalf of Australian Marriage Equality and Greens Senator Janet Rice.[19] The court has agreed to hear arguments in the cases on 5 and 6 September 2017 without any temporary injunction being ordered.[20]

Key dates

The following dates are noteworthy in the context of their relation to the survey:[21][22]

  • 24 August 2017: The final day for citizens to update or add their name and details to the electoral roll in order to receive a survey form
  • 12 September 2017: Survey forms (i.e.: ballot papers) begin to be mailed out to all Australian voters
  • 7 November 2017: The final date survey forms must be mailed back to the ABS
  • 15 November 2017: The date provisionally scheduled for the release of the survey result

The result of the survey (including participation rates) will be released at a national level, at a state and territory level and at an electorate level.[22]

Rules

The vote will be conducted on a voluntary basis, with no requirement on the part of the voter to mail back the ballot paper. This has led to concerns over a potentially low voter turnout/response rate and the prospect of Indigenous Australians in remote communities being unable to vote.[23][24] Unlike elections or referendums, there will be no special regulations relating to advertising requirements or prohibited content and neither the 'yes' or 'no' campaign will receive public funding, as was envisioned for a compulsory attendance plebiscite.[25] All Australians whose names are on the electoral roll or have applied to be put on the roll before 24 August 2017 will be mailed a ballot and Australian citizens living overseas who have registered with the AEC as an overseas voter will be entitled to vote.[26] The AEC has made a statement that provisionally-enrolled 16 and 17 year olds will not be posted the survey.[27] Those who turn 18 after 24 August will not be included in the survey.[28]

The government has announced it is considering passing a bill in the parliament which would apply the same advertising restrictions that are in place for ordinary elections, which prohibit malicious campaigning and bribery.[29] If this bill gains bipartisan support, this may have the effect of delegitimising the[which?] legal challenge to the postal survey.[30]

Question

The survey form will ask respondents:

"Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?"[31]

The government has stated it will facilitate a private member's bill in the parliament which would legalise same-sex marriage, if a majority of survey respondents answer 'yes' to the question.

George Brandis has stated that Senator Dean Smith's private member's bill is the draft bill under discussion.[32][33]

Support and opposition

Official party positions in a Parliament Vote

These are official positions held by political parties in Australian Parliament in regard to the issue of same-sex marriage itself. The Australian Labor Party official position is in support of same sex marriage, though any MPs and Senators will not be bound to campaign and vote for it in Parliament up until 2019.[34] The Liberal Party position in regard to same-sex marriage is to hold a plebiscite of some kind before any change to the law is made; no official position has been adopted on the survey itself, hence Liberal MPs (including Cabinet members) are free to campaign and vote for either campaign,[35] and all politicians may use their electoral printing and communications budget to campaign.[36]

Position Political parties Ref
Yes style="background-color: Template:Australian Greens/meta/color" | Australian Greens [37][38]
style="background-color: Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color" | Labor Party* [39]
style="background-color: Template:Nick Xenophon Team/meta/color" | Nick Xenophon Team [40]
style="background-color: Template:Derryn Hinch's Justice Party/meta/color" | Derryn Hinch's Justice Party [41]
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)/meta/color" | Liberal Democratic Party [42]
No Australian Conservatives [43]
style="background-color: Template:National Party of Australia/meta/color" | National Party* [35]
style="background-color: Template:Jacqui Lambie Network/meta/color" | Jacqui Lambie Network [44][45]
style="background-color: Template:Katter's Australian Party/meta/color" | Katter's Australian Party [46]
Neutral style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color" | Liberal Party* [35]
style="background-color: Template:One Nation/meta/color" | One Nation* [47]
*Conscience vote allowed for MPs.

YES campaign

Political parties

[importance?]

Party Leader(s) Description of position Seats
ALP Australian Labor Party Bill Shorten In a speech to parliament on 10 August, Shorten announced Labor would campaign vigorously for a 'yes' vote in the survey, despite attacking it as "a ridiculous waste of time and money". He closed his address with a message to "young Australians who are gay, we are voting in this survey...because the Labor Party will not let gay Australians and young gay people cope with this survey, this evaluation of their relationships, on their own".[39] It is worth noting Labor has a conscience vote on same-sex marriage legislation until 2019, and a small proportion of its MPs do not support same-sex marriage. 69 (House of Reps)
26 (Senate)
GRN Australian Greens Richard Di Natale The Greens have consistently supported same-sex marriage as a matter of party policy. Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young and leader Richard Di Natale confirmed the party would advocate for a 'yes' vote if the legal challenges to the survey are unsuccessful in the High Court.[37] Greens Senator Janet Rice is currently a party to litigation attempting to block the survey in the High Court.[48] 1 (House of Reps)
9 (Senate)

Lobby groups

  • Australian Marriage Equality – The leading lobby group for same-sex marriage in Australia, running under the banner of the Equality Campaign, AME announced at a press conference on 11 August that, if the legal challenge to the survey is unsuccessful, "we have a duty to every Aussie who supports fairness and equality to try to win it. We are in this to win this".[49]
  • GetUp! – The left-leaning activist group announced it would "engage in a campaign to win a Yes result...to deliver...the fairer and more equal country we believe in".[50]

Current politicians

3

Notable individuals

3

Companies

State and local governments

NO campaign

Political parties

[importance?]

Party Leader(s) Description of position Seats
CON Australian Conservatives Cory Bernardi Bernardi formed a close relationship with lobby groups Australian Christian Lobby and Marriage Alliance during the plebiscite debate and has issued strong statements opposing same-sex marriage on several occasions.[43] 1 (Senate)

Other political parties known to be supporting a 'no' vote include the Christian Democratic Party (CDP), Rise Up Australia Party, Democratic Labour Party (DLP), Australian Christians and Australian Liberty Alliance.[citation needed] None of these parties have representation in federal parliament though the CDP has representation in the upper house of the New South Wales parliament.

Lobby groups

Current politicians

Notable individuals

Religious groups

Denominational leaders who advocate a 'no' vote include:

Religious leaders who advocate a 'no' vote include:

Religious groups who advocate a 'no' vote include:

Neutral

Political parties

[importance?]

Party Leader(s) Description of position Seats
LIB Liberal Party of Australia Malcolm Turnbull The issue is a divisive one in the Liberal Party. Whilst an overwhelming majority of Liberal MPs support a vote of the people prior to any change to the law, some Liberals such as Tony Abbott advocate a 'no' vote[99] whilst others such as Simon Birmingham have indicated their willingness to campaign for a 'yes' vote.[124] 60 (House of Reps)
21 (Senate)

Public opinion

Public polling conducted in Australia recently has indicated a comfortable majority of Australians support same-sex marriage.

Polling on the survey

Date Firm Yes No Undecided Sample Notes
17-20 August 2017 Newspoll[125][126] 63% 30% 7% 1,675 [N 1]

A Guardian Essential poll conducted just prior to the announcement of the postal survey indicated that 43% approved of a postal vote and 38% disapproved,[127] whereas a week later, 47% disapproved of the postal survey and 39% approved of it.[128]

Polling on same-sex marriage

Date Firm Support Oppose Undecided
July 2017 Essential[129] 63% 25% 12%
July 2017 YouGov[130] 60% 28% 12%
February 2017 Galaxy[131] 66%  –  –
August 2016 Essential[132] 57% 28% 15%
March 2016 Roy Morgan[133] 76% 24%  –
June 2015 Ipsos[134] 68% 25% 7%

Aftermath

Marriage Amendment Act

In the event the survey returns a majority in favour of allowing same-sex marriage, a bill to amend the Marriage Act will be presented to the parliament and the government has stated it will facilitate its passage through both houses. [citation needed]

Controversies and issues

Voter disenfranchisement

It is not yet clear how "silent voters" (those whose address is not disclosed in official lists of voters) will vote.[135] Similar concerns have been expressed about voter disenfranchisement in remote communities,[136] overseas voters,[137] and youth voters.[138][139]

Freedom of speech

Within the Liberal Party there are disagreements regarding the implications for freedom of speech if same-sex marriage is legislated. Tony Abbott has said he urges a 'no' vote to reject "political correctness" and protect "religious freedom",[140] while the Attorney-General, George Brandis has said that he will not be, "fighting the debate on broader issues".[141] There are disagreements between government frontbenchers on these issues.[142]

In terms of employing people, the Catholic church said of employees, "they should adhere to church teaching totally",[143] however Rodney Croome has said they will not be able to sack employees.[144] The Catholic church has raised freedom-of-speech concerns following a prior experience, in which an archbishop was taken to an anti-discrimination commission for explaining the Christian view of marriage.[91]

The response to a Newspoll question, "Do you think parliament should provide guarantees in law for freedom of conscience, belief and religion if it legislates for same-sex marriage?" was Yes 62%, Oppose 18% with Uncommitted 20%.[125]

Children

Organisations such as the Australian Christian Lobby and the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference have said that best interests of children are important in this debate.[145][91]

The editor of The Guardian, Lenore Taylor has said that the paper will not, "be giving equal-time to spurious arguments" saying, "the 'no' camp will try to contort this issue into anything other than what it is" - namely same-sex marriage.[146] Australian political journalist, Paul Kelly has raised concerns about these "morality" issues.[147]

Advocacy by state, territory and local governments

The ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, a strong supporter of same-sex marriage, made an emotional plea to fellow assembly members to support the use of "significant Government resources" for promotional campaigns on government buses and flagpoles in Canberra. He also said the government was considering "creating rainbow roundabouts and commissioning rainbow-themed murals". This was criticised by the opposition party, the Canberra Liberals and by several talkback callers on ABC Radio.[148][149]

The City of Darebin announced it will allow 'yes' campaigners to use council facilities and services for free in the lead up to the postal survey on same-sex marriage. But 'no' campaigners will be barred from using council facilities, with Darebin council rejecting suggestions they were limiting free speech.[90]

Counselling for those impacted

For LGBTIQ people for whom the debate may be having an negative impact, helplines, strategies and counsellors have been made available by a number of organisations including the ABC,[150][151] Defence (DEFGLIS),[152] Victorian local councils[153] and AlfredHealth.[154] Information from, and links to, further resources including Beyond Blue, the Aids Council of New South Wales, the Victorian Aids Council, Queerspace and the Safe Schools program, are also available.[153] The WA Greens have called for more government funding for LGBTIQ mental health services to be made available during the government's marriage survey.[155] The Victorian Government has provided $500,000 extra for support services.[156]

Wording of question

The wording used in the question, 'same-sex couples' may have implications for the transgender community, and has lead to claims of possible discrimination.[157]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 67% say they "definitely will" vote in the survey, 15% say they "probably will", 9% say they "may or may not", 4% say they "probably won't" and 3% say they "definitely won't". A further 3% are "uncommitted".

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  53. ^ Adam Bandt: "Yes"
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  55. ^ Senator Birmingham: "I will be doing everything I possibly can to encourage Australians to vote yes, to support love over fear, to show respect over intolerance"
  56. ^ Mark Butler: "We need to fight for marriage equality!"
  57. ^ Terri Butler: "It's Time for Marriage Equality. I'm pledging to vote yes. Will you?"
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  62. ^ Sarah Hanson-Young: "Don't let Tony Abbott speak for you! Make sure you are on the roll so you can vote YES for #MarriageEquaility"
  63. ^ Catherine King: "Don't wait to confirm the Australian Electoral Commission has your details.Check, update & enrol to make #marriageequality a reality."
  64. ^ Andrew Leigh: "We stand for #marriageequality & with LGBTI Aussies. If we must have a survey, update your deets & vote yes"
  65. ^ Clover Moore: "Stay strong, we're with you #marriageequality"
  66. ^ I will NEVER stop fighting for Marriage Equality - it is a human right!
  67. ^ Dean Smith: "Counting down! Only 7 days to GET ENROLLED. Be sure to get enrolled/ update your enrolment details to vote YES on SSM in Australia."
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  70. ^ Join with @timwilsoncomau and Vote Yes to extend the commitment & responsibility of marriage to all Australians.
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  73. ^ Van Badham: "If you see anti #MarriageEquality material that hardly passes for #RespectfulDebate, please contact the good senator below."
  74. ^ Love is love, Australia. Love is love.
  75. ^ Nicole da Silva: "So important that you enrol to vote on #MarriageEquality. Only a few days left"
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  80. ^ Kylie Minogue: "I wish everyone had the right to declare their love and unity."
  81. ^ Sarah Perkins: "It'll take you 1 minute! #itstime to do the right thing"
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