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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min.) ; 262873534 bytes |
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On the eve of the Labor vote which will determine whether the same sex marriage plebiscite goes ahead, Four Corners investigates the politics at work behind the debate. When the Abbott-led Coalition Government emerged from a marathon party room meeting last year to announce there would be a public vote on the legalisation of same sex marriage, it sparked a passionate debate. Some were suspicious. Since then, politicians of every political stripe have been deliberating over the legalisation of same sex marriage and the means by which that decision should be made. Four Corners has been charting the strategy employed by each side. Our team has been given behind the scenes access to many of the key players in this debate as they make their case. Four Corners talks to them about the tactics they are employing: And asks how much of the discussion is about conviction and how much is about the art of politics |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2016-10-10 at 20:33:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Debates and debating.
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Plebiscite.
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation.
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Same-sex marriage -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Same-sex marriage -- Political aspects.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Abbott, Tony, contributor
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Abetz, Eric, contributor
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Andrews, Kevin, contributor
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Brandis, George, contributor
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Butler, Terri, contributor
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Christensen, George, 1866- contributor
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Croome, Rodney, contributor
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Dreyfus, M. (Mark), contributor
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Entsch, Warren, contributor
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Faulkner, Sharyn, contributor
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Ferguson, Sarah, host
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Gillard, Julia, contributor
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Greenwich, Alex, contributor
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Hinch, Derryn, 1944- contributor
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Howard, John, contributor
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McDermott, Quentin, reporter
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Phelps, Kerryn, contributor
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Porteous, Julian, contributor
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Ritchie, Paul, contributor
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Savva, Niki, contributor
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Shelton, Lyle, 1933- contributor
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Shorten, Bill, 1967- contributor
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Turnbull, Malcolm, contributor
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van Gend, David, contributor
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Wong, Penny, contributor
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Xenophon, Nick, contributor
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York, Sophie, contributor
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Zimmerman, Trent, contributor
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