Gay marriage has been a much talked about element of this election in Oz. Both sides are sticking with the line that marriage is between a man and a woman so therefore there will be no changes to the legislation at this point in time. Even one of the Cabinet Ministers who does not hide the fact that she is gay is going with the party line.
Here's what one of the comedy programs had to say:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrGtemB28Vo&NR=1