Stephanie Peatling
Stephanie Peatling is a senior writer. She is a former Canberra Political Correspondent for the Sun-Herald.
Rudd deserves benefit of doubt on gay marriage backflip
Stephanie Peatling Kevin Rudd has joined the ranks of politicians who have changed their mind on same sex marriage.
Anger subsides as leaders reach NDIS compromise
Stephanie Peatling Imagine if this Parliament finished with national disability insurance scheme signed, sealed and delivered.
PM goes for broke on disability scheme
Stephanie Peatling The Prime Minister is seeking to make the introduction of a national disability insurance scheme one of the hallmarks of her leadership.
The brave and the foolhardy
Stephanie Peatling As fans of Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister would know, a "brave decision" was always arch civil service supremo Sir Humphrey Appleby's way of saying "Do not go there for that way lies almost...
Echoes of Harradine in Madigan's meddling on abortion
Stephanie Peatling Every once in a while they pop up, these old white men who feel they have a God-given right to meddle with women's bodies.
Gay rights can't get numbers
Stephanie Peatling A CONSERVATIVE prime minister has stared down critics in his own party, allowed a conscience vote and is now on the cusp of introducing equal marriage rights for gay couples in England and Wales.
Equality? The 64-day question
Stephanie Peatling WOMEN must work an extra 64 days each year to earn the same as their male colleagues, new figures show.
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PM's timely swipe at sexist treatment
Stephanie Peatling Gillard knows the tough reality that confronts women in politics: the treatment is different but don't talk about it because it's not worth the backlash.
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Matter of life and deathly silence
Stephanie Peatling This week there was a huge international conference in London about contraception and family planning.
Gillard wins fight, but at a cost
Stephanie Peatling PRESS gallery journalists and political observers often comment that the best version of Julia Gillard comes out when she is fighting.
Smith should be commended for dragging the ADF into the 21st century
Stephanie Peatling Stephen Smith should be commended for his continuing efforts to drag the kicking and screaming ADF into the 21st century when it comes to the treatment of women within its ranks.
Prime objective: rebuilding the PM
Stephanie Peatling JULY 1 is the date on which Labor's hopes are pinned. On that day, the government is confident the sky will not collapse when the carbon price comes into force and the voting public will start to...
Wong steps up pressure on Coalition's spending plans
Stephanie Peatling The Coalition's budget is $9 billion in the red, the government will claim today as it increases pressure on the opposition to detail its spending plans.
Abbott goes after the women vote
Stephanie Peatling Tony Abbott and women. Is there a problem or isn't there?
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Single parent families: the pain our politicians don't feel
Stephanie Peatling The budget has confirmed that families headed by a sole parent are seen as the least deserving.
