More than 630 people have responded to the survey since Tuesday morning, and 426 of them believe the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to tie the knot.

And 72 per cent of the respondents have given a flat-out “no” when asked if a plebiscite is the best way to address same-sex marriage in Australia, or at least believe there are better ways to spend $170 million.

No matter their views on whether or not a plebiscite should be held on the issue, more than 71 per cent of people didn’t want $15 million of their taxpayer bucks used to fund the “yes” or “no” campaigns.

An anonymous vote is one thing, but many Facebookers also took to The Northern Daily Leader’s page to express their support for marriage equality.

“The law should be changed without all the dancing around,” Tamworth’s Amanda Scutt wrote.

“It is simple: if same sex couples can foster children,adopt, have to declare their relationship to Centrelink as defacto (therefore already being recognised as a couple), then marriage should be a non issue.

“Why shouldn't they be able to make it official and have the piece of paper like everyone else?

“This should have happened a very long time ago.”

Another commenter, Amanda Williamson, said it was a clear case of “double standards”.

“What a waste of money. The government recognises same-sex couples if they are receiving benefits etc. “Why don't they just put it through and be done with it?”

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull introduced a bill on the contentious same-sex marriage plebiscite into parliament on Wednesday, with plans for the direct public vote to be held in February 2017.