Turnbull Argument Essay

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The Coalition’s ongoing policy on marriage is that it “is a union between a man and a woman”, with MPs not permitted a conscience vote (Neilson 2015). In August 2015, the then Prime Minister Tony Abbott, held a special Coalition party room meeting to discuss the question of a conscience vote, with the outcome being to maintain the status quo for the current parliamentary term, then hold a national plebiscite after the next election (Ireland 2015). On becoming Prime Minister after the leadership spill in September 2015, Turnbull, despite being a supporter of marriage equality, has proceeded with the Abbott era policy of holding a plebiscite to appease the conservative elements within his party (Hurst 2015).

The created political poster argues against the proposed plebiscite on same-sex marriage. Its objective is to pressure Turnbull to allow a conscience vote in parliament. The poster presents the point of view of a fictional gay rights promotional group called No Plebiscite that exists to promote the cause of same-sex marriage (Feena, Robbins & Summers 2014, p. 261). The poster features a picture of Turnbull and his …show more content…
New polling by Crosby Textor (2015) shows support for marriage equality is now at 72%. Furthermore, there has been a steady and clear upward trend in support over the last decade, taking into consideration additional national polls by Newspoll, Galaxy and Nielsen (Crosby Textor Group 2015). The second point revolves around the cost to taxpayers. The Australian Electoral Commission has estimated that holding a plebiscite would cost $158 million, which in the context of current political discourses around budget repair does not appear as prudent budgetary policy (Barlow & Compagnoni 2016). Indeed, in 2013 the High Court ruled “that the Australian Constitution provides that the federal Parliament has power to make laws with respect to marriage” (Neilson
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