Ms BUTLER (Griffith) (15:15): I seek leave to move the following motion: That the House: (1)notes: (a)the Prime Minister has previously said he supports a free vote on marriage equality; (b)former Prime Minister John Howard supports a free vote on marriage equality; (c)Members of the Prime Minister’s own party have said that they would not respect the result of the Prime Minister’s plebiscite on marriage equality; (d)a plebiscite on marriage equality would cause a divisive national debate, which would harm community cohesion and give voice to extreme bigotry; and (e)lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex Australians and their families are just as valued as every other member of the Australian community; and (2)calls on the Prime Minister to be the Prime Minister that Australians hoped he would be and allow a free vote in the Parliament on marriage equality; and (3)suspends so much of the standing and sessional orders as would prevent private Members’ business order of the day No. 1 in the Federation Chamber relating to the Marriage Legislation Amendment Bill 2015, being returned to the House for further consideration, being called on immediately and being given priority over all other business for passage through all stages by no later than 6.30 pm on Wednesday, 2 March 2016, with the question on the second reading being put immediately. Leave not granted.