Australians are more likely to have partners who don’t share their political views than 25 years ago. Are we becoming more tolerant?
- Written by: Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
Australian men and women are both becoming more progressive across generations, my recent research shows. But young women are more left-leaning than young men – so there is a gender gap, reflecting a global trend.
It made me think: how is this gap reflected in romantic relationships?
To find out, I went back to the nationally representative Au...




















