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# Australia's Parliament Has Voted to Allow Same-Sex Marriages

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## Video: Australia's Parliament Has Voted to Allow Same-Sex Marriages

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_Published 2017-12-07. The Australian Parliament voted on Thursday to allow same-sex marriage across the nation, following a bitter and divisive debate settled by the government polling voters in a much-criticized ballot survey that strongly endorsed change._


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## Transcript

[ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] What a day for love, for equality, for respect. Australia has done it. [ APPLAUSE ] Every Australian had their say, and they said, it's fair, get on with it. And the Parliament has got on with it. And we have voted today, for equality, for love. It's time for more marriages. More commitment. More love. More respect. And we respect every Australian who voted, those who voted yes and those who voted no. This belongs to us all. This is Australia. Fair, diverse, loving, and filled with respect.

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