Plesbicite rejected

Australians won't be heading to the polls early next year to vote on marriage equality.

The vote for the Same Sex Marriage Plebiscite Bill in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. Source: AAP

But same-sex marriage advocates are confident the senate's rejection of a planned plebiscite won't stall momentum on the issue.

 

Now, though, the question becomes whether the federal government will allow a parliamentary vote on the matter.