'Everyone loves Magda': The yes campaign's secret weapon

By Michael Lallo
Updated November 15 2017 - 6:13pm, first published 6:06pm
State MP Alex Greenwich, photographed in the reception area of NSW State Parliament, for a story on Same Sex Marriage plebiscite, August 10, 2017. Photo: Jessica Hromas Story: Aaron Patrick
State MP Alex Greenwich, photographed in the reception area of NSW State Parliament, for a story on Same Sex Marriage plebiscite, August 10, 2017. Photo: Jessica Hromas Story: Aaron Patrick
The Age, Green Guide. Magda Szubanski and Lucy Durack as mother and daughter.Pic Simon Schluter 20 September 2017.
The Age, Green Guide. Magda Szubanski and Lucy Durack as mother and daughter.Pic Simon Schluter 20 September 2017.

???On the morning of Valentine's Day, 2012, Alex Greenwich had a meeting in the prime minister's office. As co-chair of Australian Marriage Equality, he'd come to speak with Julia Gillard's senior advisers. (Gillard remained opposed to same-sex marriage until 2015 - two years after she was ousted from the top job.)

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