Australia court dismisses challenge to gay marriage postal vote

Sydney : Australia's High Court on Thursday threw out two challenges to a same-sex marriage postal voteplanned by the government, paving the way for a national survey on whether such unions should be legalised. The decision came just days before ballot papers for the voluntary po

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Published 7 September 2017, 8:00 · Updated 18:22

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Australia court dismisses challenge to gay marriage postal vote

The decision came just days before ballot papers for the voluntary postal vote were due to be sent out to some 15 million people.

The case against the vote was brought by two groups, who argued Canberra exceeded its powers in funding the ballot without parliamentary approval.

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