During the third leaders’ debate, Bill Shorten warned Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull not to encourage ‘hate and homophobia’ by insisting on a same-sex marriage plebiscite. In a grave error of judgement, Shorten attempted to draw a line between ‘two terrible events’ – the shootings in Orlando and northern England – and the marriage equality debate that looms large for Australia, arguing that Turnbull shouldn’t ‘give the haters a chance to come out from underneath the rock’.