Australia's high court hears challenge to same-sex marriage voteSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia s high court on Tuesday began a hearing on the validity of a government plan for a postal vote to legalize same-sex marriage, a challenge that risks destabilizing the ruling center-right coalition. If the court rules against the plan, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull could find himself presiding over a government fractured on the issue, endangering his razor-thin parliamentary majority of one.  With the non-compulsory vote a couple of weeks away, its opponents have launched a legal challenge, saying the vote needs the backing of parliament - which has twice rejected such a national ballot.   This case is about dignity and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex Australians,  Anna Brown, director of legal advocacy at the Human Rights Law Centre, which leads the opposition to the vote, told reporters in Melbourne.  We re here because we all believe and want marriage equality. This postal plebiscite has big question marks around its legal validity.   Conservative lawmakers have threatened to resign if the ballot policy is not adhered to, risking Turnbull s parliamentary majority.  But he may not be able to stick to the postal vote policy, as a group of liberal politicians has threatened to rebel and side with the opposition, which would probably end his tenure as leader, analysts say. Turnbull supports same-sex marriage, as do two-thirds of Australians, but his party s conservative wing has threatened a revolt if he deviates from the policy of a national ballot. Frustrated by the political impasse, a group of backbenchers  this year said they were ready to vote with the opposition Labor Party to secure same-sex marriage, a plan only abandoned when Turnbull offered a postal vote. While a rejection of the legal challenge offers a political solution, an increasingly vitriolic campaign forced Turnbull to urge both sides to show mutual respect. Turnbull s plea has gone largely unheeded, however.      Opponents of same-sex marriage last week launched a contentious campaign advertisement that the government immediately rejected as inaccurate. Since the postal vote is not a formal election it is not subject to the same rules on political advertisements, and activists fear a surge in malicious campaigning in the run-up.  Our concern is around a sustained, intense campaign. It will make a question that should be a private matter between two people, a matter for public discussion,  Elaine Pearson, director of New York-based Human Rights Watch, who supports same-sex marriage but opposes the national vote, told Reuters.  worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Australia's high court hears challenge to same-sex marriage voteSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia s high court on Tuesday began a hearing on the validity of a government plan for a postal vote to legalize same-sex marriage, a challenge that risks destabilizing the ruling center-right coalition. If the court rules against the plan, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull could find himself presiding over a government fractured on the issue, endangering his razor-thin parliamentary majority of one.  With the non-compulsory vote a couple of weeks away, its opponents have launched a legal challenge, saying the vote needs the backing of parliament - which has twice rejected such a national ballot.   This case is about dignity and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex Australians,  Anna Brown, director of legal advocacy at the Human Rights Law Centre, which leads the opposition to the vote, told reporters in Melbourne.  We re here because we all believe and want marriage equality. This postal plebiscite has big question marks around its legal validity.   Conservative lawmakers have threatened to resign if the ballot policy is not adhered to, risking Turnbull s parliamentary majority.  But he may not be able to stick to the postal vote policy, as a group of liberal politicians has threatened to rebel and side with the opposition, which would probably end his tenure as leader, analysts say. Turnbull supports same-sex marriage, as do two-thirds of Australians, but his party s conservative wing has threatened a revolt if he deviates from the policy of a national ballot. Frustrated by the political impasse, a group of backbenchers  this year said they were ready to vote with the opposition Labor Party to secure same-sex marriage, a plan only abandoned when Turnbull offered a postal vote. While a rejection of the legal challenge offers a political solution, an increasingly vitriolic campaign forced Turnbull to urge both sides to show mutual respect. Turnbull s plea has gone largely unheeded, however.      Opponents of same-sex marriage last week launched a contentious campaign advertisement that the government immediately rejected as inaccurate. Since the postal vote is not a formal election it is not subject to the same rules on political advertisements, and activists fear a surge in malicious campaigning in the run-up.  Our concern is around a sustained, intense campaign. It will make a question that should be a private matter between two people, a matter for public discussion,  Elaine Pearson, director of New York-based Human Rights Watch, who supports same-sex marriage but opposes the national vote, told Reuters.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: australia high court hears challenge marriage votesydney reuters australia high court tuesday began hearing validity government plan postal vote legalize marriage challenge risks stabilizing ruling coalition if court rules plan prime minister malcolm turnbull could find presiding government fractured issue endangering parliamentary majority one with vote couple weeks away opponents launched legal challenge saying vote needs backing parliament twice rejected national ballot this case dignity equality lesbian gay bisexual transgender intersex australian anna brown director legal advocacy human rights law centre leads opposition vote told reporters melbourne we believe want marriage equality this postal plebiscite big question marks around legal validity conservative lawmakers threatened resign ballot policy adhered risking turnbull parliamentary majority but may able stick postal vote policy group liberal politicians threatened rebel side opposition would probably end tenure leader analysts say turnbull supports marriage australian party conservative wing threatened revolt deviate policy national ballot frustrated political impasse group backbenchers year said ready vote opposition labor party secure marriage plan abandoned turnbull offered postal vote while rejection legal challenge offers political solution increasingly vitriolic campaign forced turnbull urge sides show mutual respect turnbull plea gone largely unneeded however opponents marriage last week launched contentious campaign advertisement government immediately rejected inaccurate since postal vote formal election subject rules political advertisements activists fear surge malicious campaigning our concern around sustained intense campaign it make question private matter two people matter public discussion line pearson director new human rights watch supports marriage opposes national vote told reuters worldnews