John Oliver knows how much of waste of money Australia's marriage equality survey is

Australians know it's that bad.
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John Oliver certainly has a lot to say about Australia, which he labelled "the Outback Steakhouse of countries." Oliver has been outspoken on the country's immigration policy, and how its former prime minister Tony Abbott ate raw onions.

This time around, he's focused on the country's very expensive, "dispiriting" postal survey on whether it should legalise marriage equality.

The Last Week Tonight host wasted no time ripping into the wild arguments against same-sex marriage, plus the fact it costs $120 million and isn't even legally binding.

"[It's] the weirdest waste of Australian money since every Baz Luhrmann movie ever made," Oliver said. Oh, doesn't Australia know.

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Johnny Lieu

Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com


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