NATIONAL AFFAIRS Govt minister attacked for comments on cohabitation*

Families Minister Kevin Andrews has come out recently saying that marriage is better for couples than cohabitation, and predictably he is getting flak for saying so. But he happens to be absolutely correct. The statistics and data he offers on this have long been known, even if it is politically incorrect to say so. Kevin Andrews MP  Let me very briefly summarise the evidence on de facto or cohabitating relationships, and compare this with the benefits of marriage. First, the short…

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