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Aux bien pensants

22 October 2016

9:00 AM

22 October 2016

9:00 AM

Mr Shorten says he’s opposed to the very same gay marriage plebiscite he’d previously demanded. One reason is cost. So why is he planning four national votes on some unknown politicians’ republic: two plebiscites, a convention election and a referendum? There’ll not be much change out of $1 billion, with the Yes vote likely to be smaller even than in 1999.

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