Hung parlt may deal blow to gay marriage

A minority Turnbull government may not have the numbers to secure passage of legislation enabling its promised plebescite on gay marriage.

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The issue of same-sex marriage may be one of the casualties of a hung parliament.

A minority Turnbull government may not have the numbers to secure passage of legislation enabling its promised plebescite.

But it's also unlikely coalition MPs will be given a free vote on any private legislation Labor presents to the parliament.