Foxy,

You said,
"Here are the facts from the Australian Bureau of
Statistics:

61.6% of the Australian population votes YES.

38.4% of the Australian population voted NO"

If you can shew me just where the ABS said that I'll boil down my best Akubra, reduce it to a paste, flavour it with Vegamite and eat it.

The Australian population is, at last count, 24.13 million the number who voted was 12.7 million [50%] or half of the population, so how can you claim, with a straight face, that the 61.5 % of the population voted YES?

Is Mise, as much as I'd like to agree with you, but unfortunately even I have to agree with Foxy. What is not being clarified here is the word 'eligible' voters. Not everyone can vote, mainly because of age so the figures are segmented into sections of the population. So the true assessment, whatever the outcome, has to be based on 'eligible' voters and not ALL the Australian people. The figure you have quoted is the Australian population, or in another word, 'everyone'. I still believe the outcome would have been close but different had the non-voters actually given a crap about the future of this country and it's well being. We know too well from history we have a 'she'll be right' bunch of bogans as the main stream Aussie. My mantra is like the Americans say; How can I soar like an eagle, when I have to fly with turkeys'?

ALTRAV,

What don't you understand about the statement,

"61.6% of the Australian population votes YES"

When clearly 61.6% of the Australian population [24.13 million] didn't vote YES.
61.6% of those eligible to vote voted YES which is an entirely different thing to Foxy's claim.

Foxy, of course, will fight to the death to avoid being shewn to be wrong but the fact is that 61.6% 0f 79.5% voted "Yes" not 61.6% 0f 100%.

OK Is Mise, I cede to a greater, wiser, force. Merry Xmas. See you on the other side.

Dear ALTRAV,

Here are the facts from the Australian Bureau of
Statistics that I gave at the beginning of this
discussion in the following way:

61.6% of the Australian population voted YES

38.4% of the Australian population voted NO

The Bureau then went on to clearly explain that:

Of all eligible Australians who expressed a a view on -
"Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?"

The majority indicated that the law should be changed with
61.6% (7,817,247) responding YES.
And 38.4% (4,873,987) responding NO.

The ABS further stated that - nearly 8 out of 10 eligible
Australians (79.5%) expressed their view.

All states and territories recorded a majority YES response
and only 17 of the 150 Federal Electoral Divisions recorded
a majority No response.

I posted this earlier in the discussion and Is Mise can't
seem to comprehend what is being said. He's focusing on
his claim that I am saying that all Australians voted in
a certain way. Which is not what is being said at all.
He needs to re-read what was/is being said. But I'm too
tired to continue arguing with him. He's got a mental
block of some kind.

Foxy,

" He's got a mental
block of some kind."

Yes, he can't comprehend how the statement "61.6% of the Australian population votes YES" is not wrong, particularly as you go on to clarify the situation and give evidence that your statement is way off the mark.
Bye the way why did you change 'votes' in your earlier statements to 'voted'?

You can't be quoting the ABS accurately if you change what you have attributed to them.