Australia's croc hunter is unlikely gay-rights champion
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A self-described straight crocodile hunter from Australia's socially conservative north will cut short a United Nations assignment in New York to lead reform in his homeland if Australians vote to legalize gay marriage.
Conservative government lawmaker Warren Entsch says he will present to Parliament a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry if a national postal survey reveals on Wednesday that most respondents favor marriage equality.
Rights advocates have lauded the 67-year-old as an unlikely leading agitator in conservative politics for gays achieving equality.
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Entsch says with opinion polls in recent years showing most Australians support gay marriage, no one should accept the result of the postal survey if the answer is "no."