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Prime Minister Abbott is offering his own MP's a compromise on same sex marriage - after Labor promised at the weekend - to bring on a vote on the issue - should it win government. Seven News can reveal the Prime Minister's plan is to take it to the people - but not until well after the next election: Grasmere - TONY ABBOTT ALONG / GRAB Tony Abbott (PRIME MINISTER) FAUX PAS "One of the reasons this government has failed" - ABBOTT PULLS A FUNNY FACE - GOOF - GRAB Tony Abbott (PRIME MINISTER) "Ah sorry, this government has succeeded!" / BILL SHORTEN ALONG AT LABOR CONVENTION - PEOPLE CHEERING / CU PENNY WONG CLAPPING / BILL SHORTEN ONTO STAGE / GRAB Tony Abbott (PRIME MINISTER) "An electricity tax scam." / GRAB Bill Shorten (OPPOSITION LEADER)"Labor will not be introducing a carbon tax at all" / BILL SHORTEN TANYA PLIBERSEK ANTHONY ALBANESE PENNY WONG HOLD UP RAINBOW FLAG TOGETHER / UPSOT WOMAN SINGING - ABBOTT LOOKING UNIMPRESSED IN BACKGROUND - GOOF CU ABBOTT / INT PARLIAMENT / RTC MARK RILEY IN CANBERRA - RE ABBOTT SUGGESTING SAME SEX MARRIAGE PLEBICITE / FILE - IRELAND GAY MARRIAGE REFERENDUM CAMPAIGNING + VOTING + CELEBRATION / GRAB Sussan Ley (HEALTH MINISTER) "Umm, we will go through the party room" / ABBOTT MEETING ELDERLY PEOPLE AT NURSING HOME / ABBOTT GIVING PARTY ROOM SPEECH / ABBOTT ALONG - MEET AND GREET