Attorney General George Brandis says legislation needed for the gay marriage plebiscite will be introduced after the election.
Attorney General George Brandis says the government intends to have the gay marriage plebiscite this year.
"Were the government to be re-elected there will be a plebiscite ... the bill to constitute the plebiscite will be introduced early in the life of the new parliament so that we can have the plebiscite before the end of this year," Senator Brandis told Sky News on Sunday.
There is no doubt that if the public votes `yes', parliament will follow the will of the nation, Senator Brandis says.
He says he is in favour of same sex marriage.
"Treating gay people equally is I think, one of the fundamental values of modern Australian society."
He said it was "completely unremarkable" that Malcolm Turnbull was at the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on Saturday night, the first time a prime minister has attended the event.
