Turnbull open to compromise on marriage plebiscite
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has acknowledged the need for compromise and negotiation if policies like the same-sex marriage plebiscite are to make it through the Parliament.
Fergus Hunter is a breaking news reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has acknowledged the need for compromise and negotiation if policies like the same-sex marriage plebiscite are to make it through the Parliament.
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