'Yes' hopes boosted as late surge sees 100,000 new voters enrolled

A last minute surge has seen a record number of Australians enrolled to vote ahead of the upcoming postal survey.

Leukemia diagnosis prompts heartfelt letter to Turnbull on gay marriage

"We​ ​will​ ​not​ ​fail -​ ​but​ ​I​ ​will not​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​say​ ​the​ ​same​ ​about​ ​you".

'Yes' side battling to sign up young voters as electoral roll closes

The Australian Electoral Commission said 54,545 new voters had joined the roll as of Tuesday night.

Churches threaten to dismiss staff who wed same-sex partners

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Australia's most senior Catholic has warned the church's 180,000 employees must uphold its teachings "totally".

Theft, fraud and glitter: shortcomings of postal survey revealed by ABS

The ABS will spend $6 million on the survey before the High Court decides next month whether it is legally valid.

Australia's PNG offshore detention of asylum seekers valid

Australia's offshore immigration detention agreement with Papua New Guinea is valid, the High Court has ruled.

1258 days later, this image could unlock one of the world's biggest mysteries

Two new reports have provided precise coordinates of a new search zone: 35.6°S, 92.8°E.

Medical groups rubbish 'red herring' claims about same-sex parents

Two of Australia's leading medical groups have rubbished claims by opponents of same-sex marriage that children are worse off in same-sex families.

Marriage survey could exclude 100,000 voters, but 16-year-olds loophole ruled out

The Turnbull government was scrambling on Friday afternoon as problems emerged over its same-sex marriage survey.

Angry Labor MPs confront shadow minister in secret meeting

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An angry delegation of Labor MPs confronted opposition immigration spokesman Shayne Neumann on Wednesday night about what they view as Labor's silence on Australia's offshore detention of refugees.