Politics live as Parliament debates plebiscite on same-sex marriage
If you've just joined me, here's what's going on:
postal ballots on same-sex marriage will be sent out as soon as September 12 after the Senate rejected the government's move to reintroduce the plebiscite;
Labor senator Penny Wong made an impassioned plea to the government to allow MPs to vote on the issue;
former prime minister Tony Abbott says people who are worried about political correctness should vote 'no' in the ballot;
there remain legal questions over the validity of the postal vote.
