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By increasing their numbers within the government, the Nationals were the surprise success story of the election, with a very locally focused campaign.
How did the Coalition go from a resounding victory in 2013 to the edge of electoral defeat?
As we take necessary steps towards shedding discrimination in relation to marriage in Australia, we must also consider removing it from our legislation.
Putting a human rights issue to a national vote is a crude means of legalising same-sex marriage.
Is it a problem that, according to Malcolm Turnbull, cabinet members would get a free vote on legislation enacting same-sex marriage after a successful plebiscite? If it is – and the logic suggests otherwise…
The same-sex marriage debate, mostly at the margins of this campaign, has erupted between the parties and within the Liberals in a foretaste of the free-for-all a plebiscite would bring. Malcolm Turnbull…
How will the Brexit referendum work? And what distinguishes it from referendums that have been held in Australia?
Malcolm Turnbull says while the plebiscite on same-sex marriage was not his idea, Australians like it.
For every advance in LGBT rights that is made in one part of the world, there are extreme regressions elsewhere.
Not only is the Australian Christian Lobby losing relevance, it has had to appeal to Bill Shorten to pay attention to the group in the lead-up to the 2016 election.
Tony Abbott has been low key so far this election, spending much of his time campaigning in his own electorate, with some visits to MPs who invite him.
Experience in the US serves to highlight the potential long-term economic consequences if Australia fails to legalise same-sex marriage.
The future of senator Robert Simms, one of the freshest faces in the Greens team, may hang on whether he is first or second on his party's ticket.
There have been policy issues in recent Australian history considered too important for playing party politics. Sadly, those days are long gone.
The damaging polarisation around queer issues in Australian politics is out of step with community sentiment.
There is no convincing evidence that same-sex relationships are less stable than heterosexual relationships, nor that they have a negative impact on the children raised within them.
Western leaders and activists should show humility and allow themselves to be guided by local organisations if they wish to be effective in promoting same-sex rights.
Treasurer Scott Morrison has flagged the prospect of ministers campaigning on both sides in the same-sex marriage plebiscite – as happened in the republic referendum.
The government’s fast timetable for a same-sex marriage plebiscite seems to strengthen the prospect of an election being held sooner rather than later.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
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Associate professor in law and public policy, University of Oxford
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Timothy W. Jones is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney
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