Sentence examples for plebiscite without from inspiring English sources

If Labor blocks the plebiscite, the government can run a plebiscite without legislation, but participation would be voluntary.

The conservatives don't want a plebiscite without public funding of the "yes" and "no" cases and, increasingly, it looks like Labor can't support one if that's the price of entry.

Speaking on ABC radio on Monday, Coalition senator Eric Abetz said: "This idea that somehow you can have a proper plebiscite without funding for the yes and no cases would not be the sort of plebiscite that was envisaged by the partyroom when we decided on it".

"Divorce laws were changed without a plebiscite.

"When John Howard was prime minister he changed the definition of marriage without a plebiscite," Cameron said.

He said the six-hour partyroom debate that settled on the plebiscite as a compromise without a formal vote did not even discuss public funding.

"I don't think they've given it any thought beyond incorrectly claiming we can't have marriage equality without a plebiscite".

If Tony Abbott can imagine a world in which Coalition members can vote how they want on marriage equality without a plebiscite, so can I.

Australian Marriage Equality has called for the major parties, Greens and Nick Xenophon to hammer out a deal because it believes no side of politics has the numbers to deliver marriage equality through a plebiscite or parliamentary vote without cooperation.

The National MP Andrew Broad told Guardian Australia he would withdraw support for the government if there was a parliamentary vote on marriage without a plebiscite: We must honour our election commitments.

With or without a plebiscite, this issue will be resolved by a free vote of all members of the parliament, so let's just get on and have that vote.