Opposition Leader Tony Abbott bested the Prime Minister for media coverage this week by a wide margin. Australia has more or less made up its mind that he will be in power come September.
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Hapless Cameron battling Tory enemies within
David Cameron is struggling to keep the Tories together. The party is split on same-sex marriage and the European Union, showing up some poor leadership attributes in the Prime Minister.
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Essential: we’re ignorant on debt, and blame the government
A week out from what is expected to be a deficit budget, Essential asked voters their views on public debt. We’re pretty ignorant, and we blame the government for what we see as a problem.
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The Left has lost its way through symbolism and stupidity
The Left is dead — hopelessly lost in the minutiae of gestures, rainbow crossings, political correctness and confected outrage about the latest Geoffrey Barker piece. It’s time for the Left to think about material conditions and macroeconomics.
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Richard Farmer’s chunky bits
Is Julia Gillard actually being investigated? By the police, and not just by News Ltd? Plus other political views noted along the way/
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France waves rainbow flag, says ‘I do’ for same-sex marriage
A divisive debate has come to a close in France. A largely party-line vote has made the country the 14th in the world to legalise same-sex marriage, writes Charles Richardson.
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Gillard’s ‘one crowded hour’ to win back Labor’s lost voters
Julia Gillard faced a crowd of undecided voters in Melbourne last night — and the public’s apparent hostility to her government was nowhere to be seen. Crikey intern Kylar Loussikian was there.
READ MOREEssential: voters on Iraq, gay marriage and Gonski
Voters believe our participation in the Iraq War a decade ago was a mistake, today’s Essential Report shows.
READ MOREGay Lib calls for conscience vote as Kiwis pass gay marriage
The New Zealand parliament passed gay marriage overnight — the 13th country to do so. At home, a growing band of Coaltion MPs are calling for a conscience vote on the issue.
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Richard Farmer’s chunky bits
The Kiwis legalise gay marriage, remembering Margaret Thatcher and other political views noted along the way
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Gay Lib candidates joins conservative chorus on marriage
Support is growing for a conscience vote among Liberal Party and is an issue that could prove crucial come September.
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Britain’s same-sex marriage bill a reminder of how far Australia lags behind
Australia was well behind Britain on recognition of same-sex couples even before Tuesday’s vote. Now the contrast is even more embarrassing, writes Charles Richardson.
READ MORETalkin’ about a revolution the GOP won’t get
It wasn’t just Barack Obama’s victory that had liberals salivating yesterday. Democrats have built a platform to win more of the electorate, says Crikey’s man in America.
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The other ballots: voters decide on gay marriage, marijuana
It’s not just the US president decided today. Voters around the country were asked to consider everything from pot use to gay marriage. Crikey intern Naomi Lim has the latest results.
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The legal ambush that sank gay marriage in Tassie
Tasmania’s upper house was evenly split on a gay marriage bill before voting it down last month. Gay marriage campaigner Rodney Croome explains the last-minute legal ambush which changed minds.
READ MORECold feet: Tasmania’s gay marriage bill in trouble
Tasmania’s Upper House politicians seem to be gearing up to say “I don’t” to gay marriage when they vote on the issue, probably this week. Crikey runs the numbers.
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Richard Farmer’s chunky bits: The word on ‘gay Paree’
A new take on French marriage laws … Oldies of note … In a jam? … The icecaps are melting … How men can live longer …
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Marriage equality task easier with likes of Cory around
Same-sex marriage advocates are extremely lucky that their opponents are as utterly obsessive and neurotic as their American counterparts. Cory Bernardi helps the cause.
READ MORE‘Our love exists’: Parliament’s gay marriage debate
Parliament is grappling with the issue of gay marriage. Crikey takes a look at what Senators from all sides have said.
READ MOREOurSay: MPs must take a stand on marriage equality
Polls show most Australians support same-s-x marriage. That’s certainly reflected in the questions readers most want asked of the independent MPs in Parliament, writes Priscilla Pho.
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Tassie Parliament in deadlock on gay marriage
The future of Tasmania’s proposed laws to allow same-sex marriage rests on a knife edge, with the state’s upper house evenly split on the issue.
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Polling drives Labor’s push on gay marriage in Tasmania
Tasmanian Labor is in the polling wilderness. Which explains why the the state government will now act on gay marriage, writes political correspondent Bruce Montgomery from Hobart.
READ MOREThe wrong answer: religious group doesn’t like its own survey
A Christian advocacy and lobbying group appear reticent to talk about the key findings from its own study, writes Luke Williams.
READ MOREA gay, black boat person? Parliament and its rights questions
There are two “big ticket” items bouncing around federal parliament at the moment — one that seeks to extend rights, and one that seeks to deny them. Chris Graham takes a strong interest in both.
READ MOREFree speech gets a workout at Christian marriage clash
It was an ugly scene more reminiscent of the 1957 Little Rock Nine than a movement on the right side of history. Crikey goes to church to hear the anti-gay marriage sermon.
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