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Senator Penny Wong on Same-Sex Marriage: I feel really proud of our country today

Published: Dec. 7, 2017, 10:24 p.m.

b'A bill to legalise same-sex marriage passed the Senate on Wednesday\\xa0in a historic moment in Australian politics,\\xa0 43 votes to 12, and the moment was met with a standing ovation in the packed public and parliamentary galleries.\\xa0Jodie & Soda catch up with South Australian Senator Penny Wong who says she is proud that Australians have pushed for the Federal Government to have the bill passed.\\xa0\\u201cI feel really proud of our country today\\u201d

\\u201cWe should all celebrate, we should all take credit Australians as a whole, that\\u2019s what forced the Parliament to act\\u201d'