▁pill ▁R U 4 8 6 . ▁ ▁Same - sex ▁marriage ▁During ▁the ▁internal ▁debate ▁on ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁which ▁divided ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Bishop ▁refused ▁to ▁public ly ▁declare ▁her ▁personal ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁matter . ▁However , ▁her ▁statement ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁" very ▁liber ally ▁mind ed " ▁on ▁the ▁topic ▁was ▁taken ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁all usion ▁towards ▁support ▁of ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁In ▁a ▁television ▁interview ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Bishop ▁confirmed ▁that ▁she ▁supported ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Bishop ▁spoke ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁holding ▁a ▁ple bis cite ▁on ▁the ▁matter , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁the ▁issue ▁should ▁be ▁put ▁to ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁vote ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁dist ract ▁from ▁the ▁government ' s ▁policy ▁ag enda . ▁This ▁ultimately ▁became ▁the ▁policy ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁Following ▁the ▁postal ▁ple bis cite ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁" Yes " ▁vote , ▁Bishop ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁voted ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁same - sex ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁and ▁later ▁life ▁ ▁Following ▁her ▁ret irement ▁from ▁political ▁life , ▁Bishop ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁professional ▁services ▁company ▁P all ad ium . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁agreed ▁to