Australians overwhelmingly support same-sex marriage, paving way for legislation

Australians have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in a historic poll. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released results of the $122m postal survey on Nov 15. They also said that 61.6% of voters cast their ballots in support of same-sex marriage, with 38.4% opposing it.

Reuters

November 15, 2017 17:40 IST

Australians overwhelmingly support same-sex marriage, paving way for legislation

Australians have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in a historic poll. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released results of the $122m postal survey on Nov 15. They also said that 61.6% of voters cast their ballots in support of same-sex marriage, with 38.4% opposing it.