A fascinating graphic above from the news.com.au chain of papers, which dominate the Australian newspaper market.
This shows clearly what Julia Gillard has been worried about: a wall of opposition to marriage equality in outer suburban – the swinging seats in nearly all elections.
Surprising the greatest opposition comes from the Labor heartland of the Labor-leaning city of Sydney [think deep blue state] (though perhaps it is not surprising when one examines the often value-free, argument-free zone that is NSW Labor machine politics)

THE GOOD NEWS: 149 out of 150 electorates have a majority in support of marriage equality. It does not get more comprehensive than that, and the news comes from a massive sample of 148,000 people.

The Not So Great Wall of Opposition in Australia

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