Last year, Australia recorded just under 119,000 marriages and just over 49,000 divorces which were consistent with the previous four years. “Tax families more than singles, make housing unaffordable for young couples, and strip away the supports that underpinned marriage, and this is what you get.” “Parliament tore up that definition in 2017 — and today’s figures show the cost: fewer young Australians marrying at all, and those who do, separating in growing numbers.” MARRIAGES LASTING LONGERThe Daily Telegraph writes: “Despite the [slight] rise in divorces, Australians appear to be staying in unhappy marriages longer before finally pulling the plug.” “The average marriage now lasts 9.4 years before separation and 13.4 years before a divorce is finalised.”