Dean Smith releases marriage equality bill as Liberals prepare for showdown

‘…The CEO of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Jonathon Hunyor, said the government lacks the power to hold a postal vote based on the advice.

“Parliament needs to pass a new law to allow a postal vote to be held on this issue and needs to allocate specific funds to conduct the postal vote,” Hunyor said. “Neither of these conditions has been met.”’

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