Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

then the money will not be used for that. I say to the honourable member that she should encourage her leader to support the plebiscite. There is the opportunity to place two opposition MPs or senators on the committees. I note, in terms of the 'No' committee, about which she appears to be concerned, that when the House last voted on this matter there were a number of Labor members who voted against a bill to allow same-sex marriage. It included the member for Lilley; it included the member for Watson; it included the member for McMahon. If they hold the same views now as they did then, the Leader of the Opposition may well put such responsible people on the committee.

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