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Danielle Wood & Carmela Chivers

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Danielle Wood is the programme director of Budget Policy and Institutions, and Carmela Chivers is an associate, at the Grattan Institute, a public policy think tank based in Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 15: People in the crowd celebrate as the result is announced during the Official Melbourne Postal Survey Result Announcement at the State Library of Victoria on November 15, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Australians have voted for marriage laws to be changed to allow same-sex marriage, with the Yes vote defeating No. Despite the Yes victory, the outcome of Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is not binding, and the process to change current laws will move to the Australian Parliament in Canberra. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

The same-sex marriage results crush the idea that Australians crave conservatism

A deep dive into the data on Australia's public vote on same-sex marriage reveal some surprising details, write Australian public policy researchers Danielle Wood and Carmela Chivers.

By Danielle Wood & Carmela Chivers | 16th November, 2017