He said the LGBTI community needed to maintain hope, maintain enthusiasm. The Liberal MP Tim Wilson shouted Shorten had no idea what vilification was like. A group of Nationals started shouting that Shorten had six years to do something on marriage equality and did nothing. As the interjections went back and forth, Shorten said he holds Malcolm Turnbull responsible for “every hurtful bit of filth this debate will unleash”. He wound up by speaking directly to the LGBTI community and to young people.

Source: The Guardian August 09, 2017 22:16 UTC