"What a day! What a day for love, for equality, for respect. Australia has done it." - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
"We are no longer a nation of people who voted no, or people who voted yes - we are simply Australians one and all." - Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
"Love has won and it's time to pop the bubbly." - Greens MP Adam Bandt.
"By the end of today Australia will be better, kinder, fairer place for all of us." - Labor deputy leader Tanya Plibersek.
"The beauty of this outcome is everyone owns this result." - Liberal MP Tim Wilson.
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"When I watched all of those people go to the 'yes' side of the House I thought Canberra was going to tip over." - Actor Magda Szubanski.
"I don't care if he ever gets married - I just wanted him to have the right." - Shelley Argent, the mother of gay son, James.
"We just made the country a fairer, more equitable and just place." - Olympian Ian Thorpe.
"This is a great win for Australian values." - Sponsor of the bill, Liberal senator Dean Smith.
"You have had your day. The time has come to give the LGBTI community freedom from religion." - Independent Andrew Wilkie to those supporting amendments.
"Gay means beautiful, light, attractive, ethereal ... they took the word gay off us and now they are taking the word marriage off us." - Independent Bob Katter, who opposed the law change.
"There are many members who would be only too happy to open the bar for you and then we could all come back and do this, but do it in the right way." - Tony Abbott urging MPs and the public gallery to support further debate on amendments.
"We are all a bit hungry, thirsty and tired, but democracy has been served." - Tony Abbott's lesbian sister Christine Forster.
