Colin Gourlay

Colin Gourlay is a developer in the ABC's Interactive Digital Storytelling Unit. Follow Colin on Twitter: @collypops

• Pride, prejudice and punishment: Gay rights around the world

  By Paul Crossley, Colin Gourlay and Ben Spraggon

  Posted March 04, 2017 06:01:54 | Updated March 04, 2017 09:26:10

  As Sydney celebrates Mardi Gras, elsewhere in the world gay and lesbian people can struggle to simply stay out of jail.

  Topics: gays-and-lesbians, law-crime-and-justice, discrimination, australia, sydney-2000, singapore, uganda, south-africa, iran-islamic-republic-of, saudi-arabia, european-union

• Oscars game: Check your answers here

  By Cristen Tilley and Colin Gourlay

  Posted February 24, 2017 06:45:03 | Updated February 27, 2017 16:25:38

  We've saved your guesses on the major categories and now that the awards are underway, we'll begin letting you know how you went.

  Topics: academy-awards-oscars, film-movies, united-states

• So, do you want the good news or the bad news?

  Tim Leslie, Catherine Hanrahan, Ben Spraggon and Colin Gourlay

  Posted February 18, 2017 07:36:21 | Updated February 18, 2017 13:55:30

  With the year getting off to a wild start, we asked a range of experts what they're most excited about for the rest of 2017— and what they're most worried about.

  Topics: government-and-politics, environment, science-and-technology, australia

• What Cory Bernardi's defection means for the Senate

  By Tim Leslie

  Posted February 08, 2017 07:05:14 | Updated February 08, 2017 15:06:41

  Surprisingly, not that much for now. But in the longer term, it does make things more complicated.

  Topics: federal-government, federal-parliament, australia

• How Australia's child protection system fails the most vulnerable

  By Linton Besser, Four Corners and ABC News Digital

  Posted November 14, 2016 20:32:49 | Updated November 17, 2016 13:01:09

  A Four Corners investigation into residential group homes has found some of the country's most damaged children are being placed in serious danger.

  Topics: child-abuse, community-and-society, family-and-children, australia, newcastle-2300

• Explained: How Donald Trump won the White House

  By Matt Liddy and Colin Gourlay

  Posted November 10, 2016 14:50:11 | Updated November 10, 2016 16:53:55

  Donald Trump carved out an audacious and surprising path to the White House. Here's how.

  Topics: us-elections, united-states

• Who said it: Trump or Clinton? Take our final presidential debate quiz

  Posted October 20, 2016 16:02:27 | Updated October 20, 2016 16:11:18

  Was it Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? Test your political smarts with our presidential debate quiz — it's harder than you might think.

  Topics: us-elections, united-states

• Trump or Clinton? Take our presidential debate quiz

  Posted October 10, 2016 15:25:17 | Updated October 10, 2016 15:37:56

  Was it Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? Test your political smarts with our presidential debate quiz — it's harder than you might think.

  Topics: us-elections, united-states

• How much are banks' decisions costing you in extra interest?

  By Matt Martino, Colin Gourlay and Ben Spraggon

  Posted October 05, 2016 07:04:45 | Updated October 05, 2016 09:19:35

  The banks' interest rates decisions are putting more of your money in their coffers — use our calculator to find out how much.

  Topics: banking, australia

• Explained: How the new Senate stacks up for Malcolm Turnbull

  By Tim Leslie, Ben Spraggon and Colin Gourlay

  Posted September 12, 2016 06:04:39 | Updated September 12, 2016 07:20:50

  It's not going to be easy for the Government to get its agenda through the new Senate. Here's why.

  Topics: federal-government, federal-parliament, australia

• How could this all play out?

  By Cristen Tilley, design and development by Ben Spraggon and Blake Butcher

  Posted July 06, 2016 11:06:54 | Updated July 08, 2016 13:03:54

  The fate of the election hinges on a few thousand votes scattered across six marginal seats around the nation. See how the final votes could fall.

  Topics: federal-elections, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia, brisbane-4000, townsville-4810, batemans-bay-2536, melbourne-3000, adelaide-5000, whyalla-5600, perth-6000

• The big question: Has Antony Green called the election yet?

  Posted July 02, 2016 17:04:15 | Updated July 03, 2016 10:30:03

  The question remains: Has Antony Green called the election yet?

  Topics: federal-elections, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia

• Results game: See how accurate your election predictions were

  By Paul Donoughue , Colin Gourlay and Ben Spraggon

  Posted July 01, 2016 06:11:25 | Updated August 31, 2016 10:23:43

  We asked for your predictions on how the key battles will pan out. Check back as the results come in to see how you went.

  Topics: federal-elections, elections, government-and-politics, australia

• Quiz: Do you know where Coalition, Labor and Greens voters stand on key issues?

  By Cristen Tilley , Colin Gourlay , Ben Spraggon and Matt Liddy

  Posted June 30, 2016 11:09:01 | Updated June 30, 2016 13:56:12

  Do you know where Coalition, Labor and Greens voters stand on 10 key election issues? Take our quiz, but be warned: it's hard.

  Topics: federal-elections, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia

• Here's where the election will be won and lost

  By Cristen Tilley , Colin Gourlay , Ben Spraggon and Matt Liddy

  Posted June 29, 2016 13:08:32 | Updated July 02, 2016 17:45:17

  What do the opinion polls tell us about the possible range of results on Saturday night, and in particular the most important election battlegrounds?

  Topics: federal-elections, polls, alp, liberals, liberal-national-party-queensland, nationals, greens, australia

• Revealed: Top-20 seats where voters are most at odds

  By Colin Gourlay and Matt Liddy

  Posted June 27, 2016 06:14:01 | Updated June 27, 2016 10:41:40

  Data from the ABC's Vote Compass tool identifies the top 20 seats where voters are most at odds on each of the key political battlegrounds covered in the survey.

  Topics: federal-elections, federal-government, federal-parliament, federal-election, elections, australia

• Generation gap quiz: Where do millennials and baby boomers stand on Australian politics?

  By Cristen Tilley , Colin Gourlay , Ben Spraggon and Matt Liddy

  Posted June 24, 2016 07:15:17 | Updated June 24, 2016 13:13:51

  Is there a generation gap in Australian politics? Take our quiz to see whether you know where older and younger people stand on 10 key election issues.

  Topics: federal-elections, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia

• Whose votes will really decide the winner on July 2?

  By Simon Elvery , Colin Gourlay and Ben Spraggon

  Posted June 22, 2016 06:05:02

  In Australia, all votes are created equal but some are worth more than others.

  Topics: federal-elections, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia

• This Vote Compass quiz tests whether you know what men and women think

  By Cristen Tilley , Colin Gourlay , Ben Spraggon and Matt Liddy

  Posted June 20, 2016 06:08:42 | Updated June 21, 2016 14:13:29

  Can you guess where men and women stand on 10 key election issues? Warning: it's hard.

  Topics: federal-elections, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia

• Australia's most left and right-leaning seats revealed

  By Clare Blumer , Colin Gourlay , Ben Spraggon and Matt Liddy

  Posted June 12, 2016 19:01:38 | Updated June 24, 2016 08:57:00

  Queensland is home to nine of Australia's top 10 most right-leaning seats, while Victoria is the country's most progressive state, Vote Compass data suggests.

  Topics: political-parties, federal-parliament, federal-government, federal-elections, australia

• Where did IS come from, and what does it really want?

  By Eleri Mai Harris

  Posted June 06, 2016 06:01:55 | Updated September 09, 2016 11:08:35

  The Islamic State group dominates global headlines but do we really understand where it started - or what it's trying to achieve?

  Topics: terrorism, iraq, syrian-arab-republic

• Bill or Mal: Can you tell who said what?

  Posted May 30, 2016 06:11:11 | Updated May 30, 2016 09:35:02

  Was it Opposition Leader Bill Shorten or Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull? Test your political smarts with our election debate quiz — it's more fun than the contest itself.

  Topics: federal-elections, federal-election, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia

• Spot the difference on policy

  By Tim Leslie, Paul Donoughue, Colin Gourlay, Lucy Fahey, and Ben Spraggon

  Posted May 25, 2016 04:34:49 | Updated May 26, 2016 14:44:51

  Have a look at the key areas in which the Coalition, Labor, and the Greens hold different policies, including negative gearing, same-sex marriage, and climate change.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-elections, australia

• Where the parties stand on the big issues

  Posted May 13, 2016 11:21:03 | Updated July 01, 2016 17:33:55

  Here's what you need to know about how the parties' policies stack up on the economy, tax cuts and more.

  Topics: federal-election, federal-elections, federal-government, federal-parliament, australia

• Budget cheat sheet: What you need to know

  By Clare Blumer

  Posted May 03, 2016 20:34:24 | Updated May 04, 2016 08:54:18

  11 key questions you need answered to understand Treasurer Scott Morrison's first budget.

  Topics: budget, federal-government, australia

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