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.
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...
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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Happy Diamond Jubilee! Now where's our public holiday?
Stephanie Peatling To mark 60 years since Queen Elizabeth came to the throne I think we, as a loyally serving country, should have a public holiday today.
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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.
Misplaced outrage: abuse and the army
Stephanie Peatling The remarks were stupid and it did not take long for the twittersphere to force an apology from the Channel Ten morning show, The Circle.
Get used to those unguarded moments
Stephanie Peatling Once upon a time Labor MPs kept their intentions secret in a leadership vote. Now they are all a-Twitter.
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Why are women hell bent on destroying each other?
Stephanie Peatling Parenting websites and mothers' groups are the next generation of high school where everything people say is judged, discussed and used in evidence against them as factions take shape and shift.
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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.
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For the love of children
Stephanie Peatling The true costs of childcare reforms are perhaps not as high as parents believe.
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Redrawing the battlelines
Stephanie Peatling Tony Abbott faces an uphill campaign to convince many female voters he's a new man.
