Argentina • The
Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute Australia • Policies to address
climate change • Introducing
Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians,
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice,
Makarrata Commission and
Indigenous treaties • Removing or reforming
negative gearing Canada • Reforming or privatizing
public health care • Reforming or privatizing the
Canada Pension Plan China • Advocating for
Hong Kong independence Germany • Introducing a
speed limit on
Autobahns
India • The introduction of
income tax for
agricultural income Ireland •
Abortion was viewed as a third rail prior to the
Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland which legalised it in 2018 • The provision of
medical cards (which grant free or low-price healthcare to people on low incomes and the chronically ill)
United Kingdom •
Drug policy • Reform of the
National Health Service •
Social care •
West Lothian question • Rejoining the
European Union United States A wide range of issues might be claimed detrimental to politicians tackling them, but those below have all been
explicitly described using the "third rail" metaphor: • Withdrawal of
Social Security and
Medicare benefits •
Sex offender registry • Debate of
race issues •
Antidumping and
countervailing duty withdrawal • Opposition to
abortion for
rape victims • Resuming the
draft • The role that
gifted education plays in modern
public school segregation • Debate about
U.S. support for Israel • Guns, including semi-automatic weapons and child safety locks. • The transfer of
federal lands over to states ==See also==