When same-sex marriage finally passed Parliament, gravity no longer had meaning

By Tony Wright
Updated December 8 2017 - 7:37am, first published 1:46am
Vote on the Marriage Amendment Bill at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 7 December 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Vote on the Marriage Amendment Bill at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 7 December 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Never had a larger, more expectant crowd sat so intently and for so long in the public galleries of the House of Representatives.