Thousands attend marriage equality rally - Melbourne

It looks to me like marriage equality has become a bit of a flash point for the electorate. Frustrated already with 1950's Abbott, now this latest Abbott stunt? People are angry Tone. Very very angry. And now you made it into a national election issue.

Bill Shorten at the rally:

"This week Mr Abbott and his right-wing Liberals broke the heart of the nation," Mr Shorten said. 

"They are holding Australia back. It should not be the case that people are treated as a second-class citizen merely because of who they love... Why is Mr Abbott so stuck in the past that he's worried about who someone else marries? Get a life!" Read more