Liberal backbencher drafts same-sex marriage bill

A backbench Liberal senator is drafting a bill to legalise gay marriage through a vote in the parliament, in defiance of the Turnbull Government's official policy for a public plebiscite. Image: Wedding cake decoration for a civil partnership ceremony (AAP) Meanwhile, a government MP is now publicly pushing for Tony Abbott to retire from politics amid ongoing Liberal in-fighting.

Meanwhile, a government MP is now publicly pushing for Tony Abbott to retire from politics amid ongoing Liberal in-fighting.