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.
News & Views We need to ask and answer questions about our teens right now We’re launching a new advice column for parents of teenagers with educator, thought leader and expert in fostering resilient young people, Danni Miller.
News & Views Secret Feminist Agenda: The treasured podcast I keep in my ‘feminist killjoy survival kit’ Secret Feminst Agenda is a podcast about the insidious, nefarious, insurgent, and mundane ways we enact our feminism in our daily lives.
News & Views ASX 200 hits record 31.3% for women on boards. With one final all-male board yet to join the century The ASX 200 has hit a record for the proportion of women on boards, with women now occupying 31.3 per cent of such positions.