Stephanie Peatling
Stephanie Peatling is a senior writer. She is a former Canberra Political Correspondent for the Sun-Herald.
Gay marriage becomes legal in New Zealand
Stephanie Peatling The New Zealand Parliament voted to legalise same-sex marriage on Wednesday night, a move Australian campaigners said would encourage gay and lesbian couples to travel overseas to formalise their...
Labor v Liberal
Which political party is best for women?
Stephanie Peatling How far they are prepared to go to really appeal to female voters.
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The man who wants to change our abortion law
Stephanie Peatling Why men like John Madigan think they have a right to meddle with women's bodies.
Real life
Eradicating FGM
Stephanie Peatling A victim of female genital mutilation is helping to educate new migrants against the practice.
Reproductive rights
Would Savita's plight have been different in Australia?
Stephanie Peatling With one in ten hospital beds owned by the Catholic healthcare system, what does this mean for women who need emergency abortions?
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More reasons to love Melinda Gates
Stephanie Peatling Her foundation will spend $550 million during the next eight years improving access to birth control.
Defining domestic violence
Stephanie Peatling The definition of domestic violence will be expanded to include emotional manipulation, withholding money and harming the family pet under controversial changes to family law.
Where is the sympathy for James Ashby?
Stephanie Peatling As another high profile sexual harrassment case unfolds we're reminded of cynical and suspicous way we often view the accuser.
