After Australia Bureau of Statistic statistician David Kalisch has announced the result of same-sex marriage, Australian Prime Minister Mr. Malcolm Turnbull said that:
"The people have voted "Yes" for marriage equality. It is fair. It is now our job to get on with it and get this done."
At the same time he has also urged Australian parliament to pass this law by the end of December 2017, but will it be successful task?
Though Mr. Shorten has said that he does not want Australian parliament to make any excuse to not pass this legislation he also said to Australia crowds who gathered in Melbourne on the day same-sex marriage result was announced that:
"Australia is ready for marriage equality. I feel for young people who had their relationships questioned in a way which I wouldn't have thought we would ever see again, this marriage equality shows that unconditional love always has the last word."
While it is very emotional for Labor Senator Penny Wong, she was embraced by her parliamentarian colleagues and "thanked Australians for standing up for Australia's values, which is fair and decent, inclusive but not discrimination and exclusion other Australian minorities."
Greens leader Richard De Natale also "congratulated Australians who voted "Yes" and said that from now on there will be no more discrimination against young Australians and future generations or question about their loves."
Even, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott who has opposed same-sex marriage has came out to congratulate the result. However he said that marriage should still be only in between a woman and a man. He has thanked almost 5 million Australian or over 38% who voted no. But the most shocking "No" result is from the Labor electorate of Blaxland with a 75% disapproval of same-sex marriage which is a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities or migrant communities in Northern Sydney, New South Wales.
So now Australia government has to decide whether they want to support the Liberal Senator Dean Smith proposed bill which the cross bench agreed or the other bill which is also introduced by Liberal Senator James Peterson which will have some restriction on commercial and cultural rights toward Australian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) Communities, protect the freedom of religion, freedom of speech and the disapproval of same-sex marriage.
One National leader Pauline Hanson also indicated that her party will thoroughly consider its stand whether they would support this bill.
So the latest development is that Australia parliament will need to debate this bill and get this bill pass in to legislation. Though Finance Minister Mathias Cormann said that it is necessary to protect religious freedom, it is not the right time to do so, but getting this bill passed is the priority.
Therefore, it is now up to the Australian parliamentarian hands whether they are willing to deliver it.
According to some economists estimate, if this legislation passed, it will contributed up to $ 1 billion toward Australian economy.
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