Women's Agenda

The imminent visit of Canadian Gavin McInnes and the Proud Boys could see an acceleration of organised alt-right activity.

In settler-colonial White Australia, suffragists wanted the political power to make the white man’s burden woman’s burden too, writes Clare Wright.

Captain Louise Pole has been appointed President of the Australia Federation of Air Pilots, the first woman in 80 years to hold the job.

It’s taken five years, but Australia’s first female prime minister Julia Gillard has had her official portrait unveiled in parliament today.

Dr Julia Walsh has been appointed the first woman to coach a national men’s basketball team in Australia, taking up the position with the Boomerangs team.

It’s called parliament, Senator Larissa Waters responded in Senate Estimates, as Leyonhjelm persisted with a line of questioning about creating an ‘Office for Men’.

Check out our short video package from the 2018 Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards. 

Pictured above is the exact moment Jacinda Ardern found out she would be the next prime minister of New Zealand, taken by her partner Clarke Gayford.

Independent Kerryn Phelps has claimed Malcolm Turnbull’s former seat of Wentworth, ending the Coalition Government’s one-seat majority in Canberra.

Nineteenth century laws preventing women from legally accessing abortions in Queensland have finally been sent to the history books, with the state parliament voting to decriminalise pregnancy terminations.

Dr Nicole Montana, a senior medical officer for Australia’s immigration processing centre on Nauru, was arrested last night on the island.