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.
How can we value Abbott's leave scheme when we don't value child care?
Stephanie Peatling Timing is a wonderful thing. Mother's Day is on Sunday and has had its usual build up via patronising advertisements and stories in which people talk about the enormous sacrifices their mothers made...
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.
Time for women to make their vote count
Stephanie Peatling Given that women make up just over half the voting population, it makes sense that parties want our votes.
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.
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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.
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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Light-bulb moments
Stephanie Peatling A straightforward campaign will help people switch on to an emissions trading scheme.
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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.
