Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has told Sydney Star Observer her party would not be prepared to compromise on another issue to see same-sex marriage legalised in Australia – even if they gained an outright balance of power at the …

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A 2002 study conducted at La Trobe University in Australia revealed that married women with children were the least likely to suffer mental health problems. Single men are twice as likely to commit suicide as married men. … Since 2001, five nations have made same-sex marriage legal, namely the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, and South Africa. In the United States, Massachusetts is the only state to recognize same-sex marriage under the name marriage whilst several …

Looking for the real Abbott – Paul Kelly in The Australian says Rudd and Abbott have similar views on same-sex marriage, abortion and euthanasia but Abbott’s more prescriptive rhetoric brings him into the firing line. …

He has made this clear for many years. He does not seek any change in abortion laws. He does not object to same-sex couples, just their marriage, like Rudd. He does not seek to impose Catholic teaching on Australia. …