Turnbull's Office Rejects Timeline on Same-Sex Union Plebiscite

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s office refused to tie itself down to a timeline for holding a plebiscite on same-sex marriage, The Sydney Morning Herald reported, citing an unidentified spokeswoman at the prime minister’s office.

Turnbull was responding to comments by Attorney-General George Brandis who told Sky News television earlier in the day that the ruling Liberal-National coalition would make a promise to hold the vote before the end of the year during an upcoming election campaign. The spokeswoman at the prime minister’s office said the government was committed to holding the plebiscite “as soon after the election as can be done,” according to the report Sunday.