7.50PM: GAY MARRIAGE SHOWDOWN SET FOR TOMORROW

ALL eyes will be on the Senate tomorrow when a same-sex marriage bill will be brought before the chamber for debate.

After today’s overwhelming Yes vote win, parliament will be the focus for gay marriage advocates from tomorrow morning.

The bill favoured by Conservative MPs will not be the one to go before parliament.

Liberal senator James Paterson, who supports same-sex marriage, has withdrawn his bid to put an alternate bill forward that would allow businesses to claim “conscientious objection” and refuse to provide services to gay weddings.

But he has signalled conservatives will attempt to introduce a raft of amendments to the bill that will be put before the Senate from 9.30am.

George Brandis has made a move to head off conservatives and No vote campaigners who might seek to delay the Dean Smith bill with a raft of amendments.

The Attorney-General has revealed he will personally move for an amendment, when the bill goes before parliament, that will allow civil marriage celebrants to refuse to preside over a same-sex wedding.

The amendment will allow civil celebrants to claim conscientious objection.

He will also move an amendment which will allow Australians to express their own religious views about marriage without fear of penalty.