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LGBTQI members of multicultural communities rejoice after SSM bill passes Senate

Senators and same-sex marriage campaigners celebrate after the same-sex marriage bill passed the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, November 29, 2017.

Senators and same-sex marriage campaigners celebrate after the same-sex marriage bill passed the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra, November 29, 2017. Source: AAP Image/Lukas Coch

A landmark bill legalizing same-sex marriage has cleared the Senate without any major changes. Liberal Dean Smith's private bill will now be sent to parliament's lower house where it will be debated next week. L-G-B-T-Q-I members of Australia's multicultural communities have rejoiced at the bill's success in the Senate


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A landmark bill legalizing same-sex marriage has cleared the Senate without any major changes. Liberal Dean Smith's private bill will now be sent to parliament's lower house where it will be debated next week. L-G-B-T-Q-I members of Australia's multicultural communities have rejoiced at the bill's success in the Senate


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