Do broadcasters have to air both sides of the marriage equality debate?
We have been seeing a great deal of Lyle Shelton on our screens for the duration of the marriage equality debate. That's unlikely to change.
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Oct 10, 2017
Anyone wondering why they have been seeing so much of Lyle Shelton on their TV since the end of August should know there's a very good reason for it: it's the law.
Well, sort of.
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