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Liberal Senator Dean Smith hugs Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong in the Senate in Canberra.
Liberal Senator Dean Smith hugs Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong in the Senate in Canberra. Source: AAP

Debate on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage has begun in the Senate today as Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten push to change the Marriage Act before parliament rises for Christmas.

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Debate on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage has begun in the Senate today as Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten push to change the Marriage Act before parliament rises for Christmas.

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