Thorpe to be poster boy for same-sex marriage vote

One of Australia's most powerful chief executives, a former prime minister and a champion Olympian are all joining the same-sex marriage debate. Image: Ian Thorpe talks with gay-marriage supporters in Sydney (AAP)

And as Federal Government ministers publicly vent their disagreements over the issue, the Opposition Leader has also jumped in with his thoughts on those arguments.

But, separately, the Labor leader has now had to fend off questions about his past as a dual citizen.

 

Here is the video campaign of swimmer Ian Thorpe to meet the August 24 enrollment deadline.