Some people will inevitably ask, “why will there be another Senate marriage equality inquiry? Wasn’t the one in 2009 enough?” Unfortunately, the answer is “no”.
The community response to the 2009 inquiry was overwhelming – 11,000 submissions from equality supporters helped make it the biggest inquiry in the Senate’s history.
But the political response was decidedly underwhelming.
Rodney Croome AM is the campaign director of Australian Marriage Equality.