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Hate over love: conservative influencers have brought angrier anti-abortion politics to Australia

Opponents of abortion used to say ‘love them both’, but recent protests in New South Wales show how the strategy has taken a more confrontational...

27.05.2025 10

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Prudence Flowers

Abortion did not play as big a role in the US election as many anticipated. What might happen on this issue now?

Online, people predicted the 2024 US election would be Roevember. According to a 2024 Pew Research Center poll, 63% of Americans believe abortion...

07.11.2024 3

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Prudence Flowers

As abortion debate reignites across Australia, conservatives rejoice – and copy the US playbook

The 2022 news that the US supreme court had overturned Roe v Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion sent shockwaves around the world....

24.10.2024 4

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Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why

The 2022 news that the US Supreme Court had overturned Roe v Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion sent shockwaves around the world....

23.10.2024 10

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Prudence Flowers

Republicans once championed immigration in the US. Why has the party’s rhetoric – and public opinion – changed so dramatically?

It might seem surprising today in the era of Donald Trump, but Republicans in the United States once championed immigration and supported pathways...

09.10.2024 50

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Prudence Flowers

Republicans once championed immigration in the US. Now, under Trump, an ugly nativism has been normalised

It might seem surprising today in the era of Donald Trump, but Republicans in the United States once championed immigration and supported pathways...

08.10.2024 1

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Prudence Flowers

George Washington didn’t have biological children. So, why is the criticism of Kamala Harris touching such a nerve?

In the past week, old comments by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance about people without children have resurfaced, offending huge...

29.07.2024 2

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6 in 10 Americans support abortion rights. This could be the advantage Kamala Harris needs against Donald Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris had only just been endorsed by Joe Biden to take his spot as the Democratic nominee for president when she forcefully...

23.07.2024 3

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Prudence Flowers