Shorten criticized Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for being "too weak" to kill off the plebiscite due to pressure from his right-wing colleagues.
Konservatīvi noskaņoto Liberālo partiju pārstāvošais Austrālijas premjerministrs Malkolms Tērnbuls septembrī ierosināja šādu referendumu rīkot februārī.