It certainly was a “landmark”: a landmark in stupidity and control.

The urgers knew it was stupid, so voting wasn't compulsory, and only a majority of weirdos, not a majority of Australians, went for it.

The Socialists hate and fear traditional marriage and the family unit. It is their greatest enemy. Breaking up the family and breaking up traditional Western values is essential to a Communist society.

Next step - take children under 5 years of age from their mothers, put them in ‘early learning centres’ subsidised by Big Brother with other people's money, and you've got it made.

Just like the faux concern for children online, it's not about helping people, it's about control and manipulation of people, as well as creating as much division as possible between people in the pursuit of control.

Parents should be rearing and educating their own children; adults should be left to handle their own private lives and preferences.

The number of heterosexual couples, living together without government ‘permission’ is on the rise. De facto husbands and wives. Homsexual couples were doing nothing different before Big Brother decided to legislate private relations.

Only around 5% of marriages are of the same sex. Two of my friends scoffed at the idea of them marrying. A couple of public figures whom I admire and respect didn't even bother to comment on the nonsense.

In the time since SSM was legislated, divorce has been more prevalent in SSM marriages, particularly in lesbian marriages.

While the change to the Marriage Act was objected to by religious people who regard marriage as “sacred”, over 80% of marriages are conducted in a non-religious ceremony.

Perhaps who marries who these days should just one more thing that should be taken out of desperate-to-control people's lives: authoritarian-leaning governments that seem in Australia, to be leaning more that way - thanks to a supine electorate.

You're a wise man ttbn. "The Socialists hate and fear traditional marriage and the family unit. It is their greatest enemy. Breaking up the family and breaking up traditional Western values is essential to a Communist society." Definitely on the money there.

Furthermore, they hate men. Men will fight in a conflict if it threatens their children and family. So they emasculate men and spin queerness. They break up families with a bent and twisted so called "family court", and cast the man victim adrift and alone with little left to call his own, and with few alternatives but to end his own life. Free men are the greatest enemy of the communist agenda. They are also the greatest victims in the Marxist progressive war against free western civilisation. One day, men will wise up and fight back. Hello, sounds like the manosphere and Gen Z boys. All hope is not lost yet!

Thanks for posting mate.