Will women vote for women in 2018? It depends on if they’re married
Research shows that married women tend not to relate as much to other women. This makes a big difference when a woman is on the ballot.
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Pyne’s self-indulgence damages Turnbull because it reinforces what Liberal right-wing malcontents believe
Sometimes it’s hard to believe Christopher Pyne is actually a politician, let alone a cabinet minister. Often he seems a Peter Pan figure who treats federal politics like it was a university campus. To…
Note to Margaret Court: the Bible isn’t meant to be read that literally
There is nothing inherently Christian about the so-called traditional arrangement of the nuclear family.
How families with 2 dads raise their kids
Research reveals few differences between the parenting of gay men and their straight peers. But it looks like gay fathers could be more apt to volunteer at their children's schools.
Free speech? It depends who you are, in Peter Dutton’s view
Peter Dutton has advised Alan Joyce and other business executives who have written to Malcolm Turnbull urging action on same-sex marriage to “stick to their knitting”. It’s advice some in the government…
Pity China’s ‘bare branches’: unmarried men stuck between tradition and capitalism
Involuntary bachelors, who fail to add fruit to their family tree are often referred to as "bare branches". And the Chinese state has recently started to worry about them.
Trump’s Supreme Court: abortion, gay rights, and more are on the line
Recent Supreme Court rulings played a crucial role in the cultural politics that got Donald Trump elected.
Senate kills plebiscite, leaving same-sex marriage on indefinite hold
The Senate has put to the sword the ill-fated plebiscite, killed by a remarkable combination of supporters and opponents of changing the law to allow gay people to marry. It was defeated on Monday night…
Politics podcast: Stirling Griff and Skye Kakoschke-Moore on life in the Senate
Nick Xenophon's two new Senate colleagues, Stirling Griff and Skye Kakoschke-Moore, are no strangers to the political process.
Politics podcast: Tanya Plibersek on marriage equality and education funding
Speculation has fallen on whether Labor will maintain its planned policy of enforcing a binding vote on marriage equality.
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Malcolm Turnbull’s trouble with marriage equality
Now that Labor has shot down the government's proposed plebiscite on same-sex marriage, the issue of marriage equality threatens to haunt Malcolm Turnbull's prime ministership.
Why are fewer people getting married?
Marriage rates have been falling for decades and are now at their lowest in at least 150 years. What's wrong with getting hitched?
The real cost of Telstra’s backflip on marriage equality
Withdrawing support for marriage equality can prompt a community backlash and alienate employees and customers.
Turnbull can’t be Australia’s leader for reform until human rights are respected
Polls are revealing the vast popularity of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, but is his rhetoric of reform simply a matter of appearance, or a sign of substantial change in Australian policy?
Conservatives should embrace same-sex marriage
In the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, decided on 26 June 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled by a 5-4 majority in favour of same-sex marriage. The majority judges have held that state…
Why Australia is so far behind the times on same-sex marriage
As opposition leader Bill Shorten prepares to introduce an amendment on Monday to the Marriage Act to legalise same-sex marriage, why has Australia lagged so far behind?
Shorten puts pressure on Liberals over same-sex marriage
Bill Shorten is acting to force the Liberals' hand on gay marriage by giving notice he will move a private member's bill in the House of Representatives on Monday.
Irish vote could be a green light for a social revolution worldwide
The impact of Ireland's affirmative vote on marriage equality is getting attention from all around the world. Will the result create a "social revolution" as some are suggesting?
Another Ireland is born: it’s a big yes to marriage equality
As that famous Irish poet W. B. Yeats put it; all has changed, changed utterly.
Why Ireland’s marriage referendum could go right down to the wire
While Ireland's pro-marriage equality campaign is leading in the polls, the gap has narrowed ahead of Friday's vote. And history shows that Irish referendums can be far closer than the polls predict.
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