Sky News Australia | Marriage survey counting underway Sky News Australia Counting is ramping up at the Australian Bureau of Statistics after the official close of the postal survey on same sex marriage. The deadline for votes to be received was 6pm Tuesday, marking the official end to a lengthy and at-times divisive campaign. SSM survey: When will we know if same-sex marriage is a thing? Marriage survey returns hit 78.5 per cent Gay marriage: 12.6 million Australians have voted in postal survey as deadline looms |