News & Views Enough talk: 8 women killed in 2026 and still no urgency Don’t just talk. Commit the funding and show political will to do what it takes to end violence against women, writes Larissa Waters.
News & Views Can you believe in 2023 I was the first person to say ‘perimenopause’ in federal parliament?! Senator Larissa Waters share more on the push in parliament to expand support for women experiencing menopause and perimenopause.
Climate If it isn’t intersectional, it isn’t climate justice We all know that the climate crisis is also a health and social crisis. But what the research behind TheClimateLoad report confirms is that the climate crisis is also gendered. Climate action is a feminist issue.
News & Views We have a government conspiring to send women back to the 1950s After Tuesday night’s federal budget announcemnt, Senator Larissa Waters writes that the government is continuing to ignore women.
News & Views Words matter when reporting violence: Senator Larissa Waters Reporting by the media or the police that minimises the role of the perpetrators contributes to the culture of violence, Senator Larissa Waters writes.
News & Views Successful Matildas paid a pittance: Time for gender equality in sport I’m no avid sports fan, but it might well be the Matildas that change that.
News & Views Whose meritocracy are we talking about when it comes to appointing board members? Often merit-based selection is propped up as an apparent argument against targets and quotas to improve the representation of women.
News & Views Flexible work, equitable pay and affordable childcare are all women’s health issues To say women are juggling incredibly busy lives is an understatement.
News & Views Fine words fade away as funding cuts continue to take their toll on women trying to escape domestic violence Having listened to the fine words of Malcolm Turnbull at a number of domestic violence events in Parliament House since he became Prime Minister, I was quietly optimistic about what the mid-year budget update would bring.
News & Views Sexism almost everywhere, most Australians believe Most Australians, especially women, understand how pervasive sexism is, according to new polling by Essential Research.