Tiernan Brady was the political director of the 'yes' campaign during the Irish referendum on same-sex marriage. He is in Australia to help advise local advocates.
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If they genuinely want to get same-sex marriage achieved, and as soon as possible, Labor and the Greens need to do some hard thinking.
Labor begins its next phase in opposition with bigger numbers in the parliament and with a new level of confidence as it confronts the government.
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?
Malcolm Turnbull is considered favourite by both sides of politics to lead his party to victory on Saturday but the opinion polls continue to bring uncertainty.
As we take necessary steps towards shedding discrimination in relation to marriage in Australia, we must also consider removing it from our legislation.
Malcolm Turnbull says Australians want parliament to end the ‘juvenile theatrics and gotcha moments’.
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…
On the back of Labor’s election launch on Sunday, the party waged a Medicare scare campaign that has reverberated through the whole week.
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…
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.
Consensual same-sex conduct is a crime in 38 African countries. The media in those countries are very much in cahoots with their rulers. But they’re getting their comeuppance from Twitter.
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.
This week our collaborators at the PBS debate show Point Taken ask: is the U.S. moving too quickly or too slowly on gender rights?
New White House guidelines on sex discrimination have caused backlash in some states and school districts. But it won’t last, according to researcher at UMass Amherst.
Experience in the US serves to highlight the potential long-term economic consequences if Australia fails to legalise same-sex marriage.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Honorary Professorial Fellow, Melbourne CSHE, The University of Melbourne
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Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Social Work, Brunel University of London
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