Turnbull government's same-sex marriage plebiscite defeated in late-night Senate vote

By Michael Koziol, Political Reporter
Updated November 8 2016 - 4:08pm, first published 1:48am
The Senate votes on the same-sex marriage plebiscite bill on Monday night. Photo: Andrew Meares
The Senate votes on the same-sex marriage plebiscite bill on Monday night. Photo: Andrew Meares
Labor senators Murray Watt and Penny Wong after the vote. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Labor senators Murray Watt and Penny Wong after the vote. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Greens senators Sarah Hanson-Young, Janet Rice and Larissa Waters embrace after the vote. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Greens senators Sarah Hanson-Young, Janet Rice and Larissa Waters embrace after the vote. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The Turnbull government's proposed plebiscite on same-sex marriage has formally been killed off by the Senate, where it was defeated 29-33 in a late-night vote on Monday, amid a warning the decision would delay marriage equality "for years".

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