Labor Party Opposition Leader Bill Shorten argued the proposal was a delaying tactic and would waste money, whilst recommitting to introduce a bill to legalise same-sex marriage within 100 days of taking office if successful at the 2016 federal election.
Labor Party Opposition Leader Bill Shorten stated that his party opposed the idea of a national vote on the issue, arguing it was a delaying tactic and would waste public money. Shorten recommitted to introducing a bill to legalise same-sex marriage within 100 days of taking office if successful at the 2016 federal election.