澳大利亚最高法院驳回对同性婚姻投票的挑战
<p><span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="voluntary">voluntary</span> <span word="postal">postal</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="go">go</span>-<span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legalize">legalize</span> <span word="same">same</span>-<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hearings">hearings</span>.</p><p><span word="Gay">Gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Melbourne">Melbourne</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Malcolm">Malcolm</span> <span word="Turnbull">Turnbull</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> $97 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="postal">postal</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gay">gay</span>, <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> "<span word="yes">yes</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="no">no</span>" <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="mailing">mailing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="yes">yes</span>" <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="returned">returned</span>, <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>澳大利亚联邦最高法院驳回了两项对政府进行同性婚姻自愿邮寄公民投票的法律挑战。</p><p>澳大利亚最高法院星期四没有发表书面陈述，说明经过两天听证后为什么决定驳回挑战。</p><p>同性恋权益倡导者前往位于墨尔本的最高法院，希望取消邮寄投票的计划。他们表示，特恩布尔政府无权划拨9700万美元用于邮寄投票。他们还表示，担心投票会给澳大利亚的男女同性恋和跨性别者群体带来伤害，并要求议员直接记名投票，表示支持还是反对。</p>
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