John Howard slams Turnbull government’s handling of same-sex marriage postal vote

Mr Howard has demanded the government release its planned legislation before the vote ends to show how it plans to handle “parental rights”, “freedom of speech” and show how “religious freedoms will be protected”.

“The government’s response has been to wash its hands of any responsibility,” Mr Howard said.

Malcolm Turnbull’s predecessor Tony Abbott agreed with Mr Howard.

“People don’t know exactly what is going to come in the wake of…