With the survey closing on Tuesday, the new poll of 1,792 voters shows 86% of the sample reporting they have voted – up 11% in a fortnight, Guardian Essential poll shows.
While the Turnbull government has promised consideration of a private member’s bill to legalise same-sex marriage before year’s end if there’s a yes vote, the government has recently rejected a proposed Indigenous voice to parliament on the basis it would have no realistic chance of getting past a referendum. But the new poll suggests more Australians support that concept than oppose it.