The Parliament of Australia has overwhelmingly rejected attempts to legalise gay marriage in two decisive votes.
MPs voted against redefining marriage by 98 votes to 42. And a similar measure was defeated in the Australian senate by 41 votes to 26.
Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, was personally opposed to redefining marriage but she allowed her Labor party members to vote according to their conscience.
The leader of the Australian Christian Lobby, Jim Wallace, said the Parliament has now expressed a decisive view on the matter....
