Ten women have made the cut on the 2018 Financial Review Young Rich List, one up from the nine that made the list in 2017 and eight in 2016. So the one extra woman a year for the past couple of years …
Feel for Meghan Markle but most women can’t ‘scale back’ while pregnant
I feel for Meghan Markle, who is pregnant during her current Australia tour. A schedule requiring travel and dozens of appearances in a matter of weeks, each of them while being publicly scrutinised f…
BHP’s Fiona Wild urges action on climate change
If the voters of Wentworth hoped to send a message to the Morrison Government regarding concerns about climate change, they may already be disappointed. The message certainly hadn’t been heard o…
Jane Caro considering running for Tony Abbott’s seat following Wentworth swing
It happened in a different seat, but former PM Tony Abbott might be feeling just a little bit nervous about the massive swing against the government towards independent Dr Kerryn Phelps in the Wentwor…
Meet the lawyer turned childcare innovator bringing early education into the home
Andrea Christie-David is a human rights lawyer and company director determined to offer new quality early childhood education options to families. Having experienced her early parenting life with thre…
The push for peace sees Ethiopia’s Cabinet become half female
Read more: These are the ten countries with cabinets that are at least 50% more. In pursuit of peace and stability in his country, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has managed to do what ver…
Apparently, it was an ‘administrative error’ that saw Senators vote for racist motion
Twenty eight senators voted in favour of Pauline Hanson’s racist motion urging the Chamber to acknowledge “It’s OK to be white” and fight off the so-called “deplorable rise of anti-white racism …
Why sharing your story can be so powerful for your career
Earlier this year, Shivani Gopal shared with me the process of how she left an arranged marriage, and one of the key things that helped her become confidently independent. “In fighting for my own free…
Let schools discriminate as long as ‘best interests’ of child considered? No
Can anyone win from the recommendation giving schools the power to reject students based on their sexuality, that was contained in Philip Ruddock’s religious freedom review and leaked in the med…
Here’s proof we absolutely do want to watch women’s sport
On the final Saturday night of September women’s cricket hit a massive new milestone in Australia. Broadcasting the first of three Twenty20 internationals between Australia and New Zealand, Chan…
