Liberal Pollies Reportedly Preparing Same-Sex Marriage Bill In Secret

Well then. 

Reports have emerged that two Liberal Party pollies have been secretly preparing a private members’ bill that’d enable parliament itself to vote on the issue of marriage equality, just a few hours after MP Christopher Pyne reaffirmed his position that the Coalition government would continue with the plebiscite as its preferred method of handling the debate.

The Sydney Morning Herald claims senator Dean Smith and MP Trent Zimmermann are behind the prospective bill, which intends to allow members of parliament to settle the issue via a conscience vote – and not through a humongously-expensive and crucially non-binding public vote.