News & Views ‘May I meet you’? How a billionaire’s pickup line went viral Is it not enough for billionaires to have their billions and all access passes in corridors of power? Now they want to offer dating advice.
Ed's Blog Even more ways police failed Hannah Clarke and her children revealed In February 2020, following the horrific murder of Hannah Clark and her three children, a Queensland detective stood in front of the media and declared their job as investigators was to “keep a completely open mind”.
Politics Look away. Sussan Ley’s glass cliff is definitely starting to crack Sussan Ley’s leadership began with promise. Six months on, and with net zero targets abandoned, that hope has evaporated.
Ed's Blog The growing US gender pay gap should be a warning to Australia The growing gap isn’t Trump-related (we’ll likely see that next year). But it is related to workplace and care factors familiar to Australians
Ed's Blog Poland is abolishing income tax for families raising two or more kids. Will it help? Poland’s new zero-income tax approach hopes to encourage more people to have children. Not everyone’s convinced it will work.
Employers The age women earn more than men before a $1.5 million lifetime of inequity starts accumulating For a fleeting moment in their late teens, women earn 2 per cent more than men. Then the inequity begins. A few years later, it accelerates.
Ed's Blog A bill on stillbirth sees men enter the conversation to make unhinged abortion claims Priya’s Law aims to clarify that employers can’t cancel paid parental leave if a child is stillborn or dies. But these men have “concerns”
Ed's Blog Fiji is analysing gendered climate risks. Australia must learn from it Australia’s own recent risk assessment report delivered some passing but startling comments about women without much analysis or detail.
Ed's Blog A mother’s work from home win highlights flaws in bank’s office mandate Karlene Chandler’s been working with Westpac for 23 years. Since 2017, most of that work has been done from home.
News & Views Women missing from 9 in 10 peace processes, as rate of conflicts hits 80 year high 25 years since world said enough on gendered impacts of war and exclusion of women in peace negotiations, conflicts are growing.
Ed's Blog Deals done. Trump appeased. The cost of today’s meeting of men The cost will be paid now and for generations. As AUKUS remains and a new critical minerals pact is signed, promising to speed up investments.
News & Views Replacing Sarah Abo would be a backward step for Nine and for Australian Media Replacing Sarah Abo wouldn’t just be a bad look for Nine. It would be a loss for all of us who have waited a long time to see things change.