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Australian Politics

MAY 2015

Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
Marriage equality has an unexpected new champion.
Giant tampons have been protesting on the lawns of Parliament House.
High carbohydrate, low protein diet could be as effective as low calorie diet for health, researchers say.
Youth mental health service Headspace facing funding crisis, experts warn.
Tony Abbott is changing his tune on same-sex marriage.
Plan to strip citizenship is simplistic and dangerous.
Tonight, we are one gigantic step closer to legalising gay marriage.
Exactly how much you would save if the "tampon tax" was abolished.
Julie Bishop: The statistics that show why Malala is truly remarkable.
Treasurer Joe Hockey agrees to lobby states to ditch GST on tampons, sanitary items after question from student on Q&A.
In other news... Tony Abbott danced like a chicken in parliament.
Tony Abbott rules out same sex marriage referendum.
Unpopular opinion: "Vegans are better people. There I've said it."
Minister reverses ban on "slut-shaming" and "anti-gay" school books.
Congratulations! Ireland votes YES on same sex marriage.
Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
TANYA PLIBERSEK: "This Budget is every bit as bad as last year. Maybe worse."
He texted 'I'll kill you, rat'. And he did. Australia, we need Rekiah's Law.
Charlie Pickering skewers the anti-halal movement. And it's hilarious.
Australia is just four votes away from recognising all love as equal.
Eight thousand people are stranded at sea. So why aren't we helping them?
Leigh Sales and Lisa Wilkinson respond to accusations they're too 'aggressive'.
An Australian city just did something incredible to celebrate the LGBTQIA* community.
New laws bring much needed relief and recognition to parents of stillborn children.
A war is happening in Australia but victims aren’t dying on the battlefields.
The 3 things you need to know about last night's Budget Reply speech.
Domestic violence: Aboriginal women are 38 times more likely to be hospitalised.
It's an issue that rarely makes front-page news. Until today.
NSW Labor MP Trish Doyle tells own story of domestic violence in maiden speech.
Finally. A politician (and young mum) who gets it.
"To attain gender equality, we need to focus on men."
Budget 2015: Welfare budget cut by $1.6 billion.
A guide to the winners and losers in the 2015 Federal Budget.
Yet another woman has lost her life to alleged domestic violence. That makes 23.
Will closing Aboriginal communities actually fix the problems?
Women shouldn't walk alone, you say? Then maybe we shouldn't go home, either.
Julie Bishop: "Child care support is not a welfare payment".
Lisa Wilkinson has a few choice words about the government's childcare changes.
The creepy blogs luring Australians into joining ISIS.
Happy Mother's Day: Treasurer royally screws over pregnant women.
Government announces major changes to childcare system.
There's no GST on condoms and lubricant. So why is there one on tampons?
Fact file: How the Government's childcare plan could change things for families.
We're not tackling domestic violence education in the classroom. But we need to be.
Meet the residents of Mount Druitt you didn't see on Struggle Street.
"The three richest Australians have more wealth than the million poorest."
Charlie Pickering just blew away everything you thought about foreign aid.
Fred Nile proposes abortion, alcohol and burka law changes in private member's bills for NSW Parliament.
Dear Joe Hockey: These children will lose out under your foreign aid cuts.
The Greens Party has a new leader.
Western Sydney Labor MPs set to change vote to support same-sex marriage in Parliament.
BREAKING: Christine Milne has resigned.
Anger after ambassador's same-sex partner told NOT to greet the PM.
Powerful leader talks about equality. Encourages other powerful leaders to do the same.
“Don’t suffer in silence.” The QLD Premier talks about her battle with endometriosis.
Denying child care to non-working parents is not about yoga and coffee.
The AFP explain why they referred the Bali Nine case to Indonesian authorities.
Julia Gillard: "How I really feel about Kevin 2 years on."
Saturday's news in under 5 minutes.
"Depression is an illness. If we are to be angry at anything, then we can be angry at that."
Friday afternoon's news in under 5 minutes.
'Why Plibersek's gay marriage pitch will fail'.
Julie Bishop: "We are defying the dark forces that threaten our freedoms."
Mayor says women walking alone at night "invite" sexual predators. Ugh.
Teenager killed in alleged Brewarrina domestic violence attack 'reached out for help'.

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