News & Views ‘My conscience leaves me no choice’: Fatima Payman quits Labor Party Senator Fatima Payman has officially quit the Labor Party and will move to sit on the crossbench as an independent.
News & Views ‘Not a revolutionary proposal’: Rosalind Croucher’s call for a Human Rights Act Outgoing President of the Australian Human Rights Commission Rosalind Croucher has called for a National Human Rights Act.
News & Views ‘A line in the sand’: Coercive control laws are now in effect in NSW New coercive control laws have officially come into effect in New South Wales, with the crime punishable with up to seven years’ imprisonment.
News & Views Tax cuts, minimum wage and PPL: How changes from 1 July will affect Australian women The new financial year will usher in a raft of key financial changes that will impact all Australians, bringing some cost of living relief.
News & Views Council unveils plaque for Margaret McLachlan nearly 60 years after she broke four cycling records Sydney’s Inner West Council has recognised the cycling achievements of 81-year-old Margaret McLachlan nearly 60 years after she first broke a number of records that have never been officially acknowledged.
News & Views Anjali Sharma vows to keep fighting as Labor-led Senate committee rejects ‘duty of care’ bill A senate committee has rejected a bill that would compel the government to consider young people when making climate-related decisions.
News & Views Lucy Clynes appointed CEO of Hepatitis Australia Lucy Clynes has been appointed as CEO of Hepatitis Australia, the national peak body leading the community response to viral hepatitis.
News & Views Victorian nurses and midwives to receive 28 per cent pay rise in massive deal Nurses and midwives in Victoria are set to receive a 28.4 per cent pay rise over four years in a new pay deal.
Partner Content From research to entrepreneurship: How Dr Josephine Muir and Dr Mary Webberley are transforming our gut health for the better Co-founders of Noisy Guts, Dr Mary Webberley and Dr Josephine Muir participated in CSIRO’s Kick-Start program, which supported their startup.
News & Views ‘A historic moment’: Sierra Leone criminalises child marriage Sierra Leone’s government has passed a historic bill that will criminalise the act of child marriage in the west African nation.
News & Views Senator Fatima Payman says she is not a ‘token representative of diversity’ as she crosses the floor over Palestine motion Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to support a motion regarding Palestinian recognition, describing it as the “most difficult decision”.
News & Views The seven women’s projects receiving a share of NSW government’s $2.6 million Investing in Women grant Seven projects will receive a share of a $2.6 million NSW government program aimed at advancing women’s economic opportunity, and wellbeing.
