Marriage plebiscite talks hit dead end as Turnbull government and Labor play the blame game

By Michael Koziol
Updated September 27 2016 - 12:08am, first published September 26 2016 - 8:27pm
Attorney-General George Brandis. Photo: Andrew Meares
Attorney-General George Brandis. Photo: Andrew Meares

High-level talks between the Turnbull government and the opposition on the same-sex marriage plebiscite have achieved nothing but animosity, with both sides blaming each other for a failure to compromise.