John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to speak on this subject, and I will just point out that Senator Lines said that 62 per cent of all the Irish population voted for the same-sex marriage referendum. Just 33 per cent of the voting public of Ireland rolled up for that vote—a bit over three out of 10. They have optional voting, and those were the statistics. I just want to correct that record from Senator Lines.

This is where I stand on this issue that the parliament will deal with in good time: in my travels around the state, the issue of same-sex marriage has rarely been raised with me. In fact, I have never had anyone come into my office in Inverell to raise their point of view one way or another.