News & Views Sarah Sanders was asked by Trump to take ‘one for the team’ in North Korea Sarah Sanders told Trump that Kim Jong-un winked at her. He laughed and said she should go to North Korea to “take one for the team”.
Business We need to redesign financial products for women, says boss of new female-centric car insurance brand Sam White had expected to be in Australia during the launch of her female-centric Australian car insurance company, Stella Insurance.
Business Majority of EY’s internal partner promotions female for first time More women than men have been promoted internally to partner at EY, with 55 per cent of its 31 internal appointments female.
News & Views Banning mobile phones in immigration detention would make an inhumane system even crueler Mobile phones are a lifeline for those in immigration detention. But if the government has its way, this thread will soon be cut.
News & Views Zali Steggall relaunches climate change bill with support from women MPs on crossbench Zali Steggall has relaunched her Climate Change Bill campaign with the support of fellow female crossbench MPs Rebekha Sharkie and Helen Haines.
Business QBE Group CEO departs due to ‘poor judgement’ in ‘workplace communications’ The CEO of QBE Insurance, Pat Regan, has left the organisation today following an “external investigation” concerning “workplace communications”.
Climate Air pollution from Australia’s coal-fired power stations generate $2.4 billion in health costs annually: report Coal-fired air pollution costs Australians an estimated $2.4 billion in health costs annually, according to actuaries, economists and lawyers.
News & Views Are women leaders really doing better on COVID-19? The data backs it up Fewer cases, fewer deaths and earlier lockdowns were in evidence across nations with women figureheads, Supriya Garikipati and Uma S Kambhampati.
News & Views Urgent government funding is needed for effective, diverse and equitable medical research Early-mid career researchers (EMCRs) and women are being disproportionally affected by job losses and funding cuts in medical research.
News & Views Call in the women! Chrystia Freeland and Kamala Harris’s new roles respond to the times Both Kamala Harris and Chrystia Freeland assume their positions in the midst of troubling times. Why does it take a crisis to promote women?
News & Views Michelle Obama’s necklace and the power of political jewellery — from suffragettes to a secretary of state Michelle Obama’s necklace is the latest in a long line of celebrated examples of jewellery as a political device, writes Elizabeth Shaw.
News & Views $37.7 million is a new Australian record. Why our corporate chiefs are paid so well The extraordinary sum of $37.7 million went to Andrew Barkla, the chief executive of a little-known company, IDP Education.