If it gets up, the gay marriage postal plebiscite could break the ABS

By Peter Martin
Updated August 8 2017 - 2:42pm, first published 2:25pm

Ask the Australian Bureau of Statistics when it knew about its role in the postal plebiscite, ask if it knew at all, ask whether it has the capacity to conduct the plebiscite, and you'll be told it's saying nothing. It's referring all such questions to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the Finance Minister Mathias Cormann.

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