The Australian government's same-sex marriage postal survey will go ahead after a High Court challenge failed.
The full bench of the High Court found the finance minister did have the power to fund the $122 million voluntary survey in the way he did.
The decision means the postal forms can be mailed from Tuesday as planned.
Arthur Stevens has more
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