Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. As the Prime Minister is aware, debate on the marriage equality legislation is taking longer than expected, with worthwhile contributions from all. That's why, a short time ago, I contacted the Prime Minister to make the unusual offer to defer question time today so that we could pass marriage equality as a matter of urgency. Will the Prime Minister join with Labor to get this done as soon as possible?

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