The pros and cons of plebiscite on same sex marriage has intensified. What does the real problem with a plebiscite on the issue?
The Australian has called on the Goverment in its editorial titled "The Australian: Stop the bickering and get on with gay marriage vote" to demand demand that the Australian Electoral Commission look to make a plebiscite possible this year.
The paper aruges that if it can take place at the end of this year, Australian people should simply get on with it, under an agreed process.
It should not distract the nation from the crucial challenges of fiscal repair and economic reform.
It reports, "One of the great paradoxes of the same-sex marriage debate is that most of the protagonists have had trouble sticking to the same arguments.
We now have a government that is committed to a plebiscite.
"The compromise of a public vote understandably has become popular and brings with it some benefits. Because it will give everyone a say on what is a significant change to a fundamental social structure, it should ensure the decision is widely accepted and embraced - provided, of course, that the parliament acts according to the guidance it receives from the plebiscite. It must.
"Delay should not be necessary."
Korean Program analyses the relevant editorial,
