_{"One of the clear learnings from the same-sex marriage plebiscite was that there is a strong case for clarifying the rules around the function and operation of plebiscites in Australia".}

_{Appleby, Reilly and Grenfell,Australian Public Law(Oxford University Press, 3rded, 2019), 169.}

_{Does the use of plebiscites support or threaten Australian representative democracy?Answer by reference to the concept of representative democracy and the function and operation of plebiscites.}