Politics

Fronting Senate Estimates on Monday, Senator Payne, Minister for Women, rejected the assertion that the federal budget had not done enough for Australian women.

This was an actual headline in The Australian on Monday: “Danger across the ditch as incompetent leader Ardern wins office.”

Since first elected in 2017, Jacinda Ardern’s approach to leadership has always been about compassion, inclusion and quiet competence.

The New Zealand Labour Party under leader Jacinda Ardern looks set to win another three-year term in government as early votes are tallied.

The budget and WESS set aside just $2.1 million “to help prevent sexual harassment in Australian workplaces”.

Nicolle Flint shares more on some of the causes she is passionate about, like improving outcomes for those with endometriosis, and bettering the treatment of all women in politics.

In times of crisis it has been Jacinda Ardern’s way with words that has registered: “They are us”, “The team of five million” and “Go hard and go early”.

The proposed legislation in South Australia would remove abortion entirely from criminal law, treating it only as a health issue.

This speech was delivered by Jess Hill at the launch of the Criminalise Coercive Control Campaign, spearheaded by advocacy and legal groups.

Sabah Hafiz was a 23-year-old aspiring model who enjoyed new experiences and being ‘spontaneous’. She had her whole life before her.

The Morrison government dispatched Senator Anne Ruston, Senator Michaelia Cash, and Representative Karen Andrews to defend the budget.

Programs for Indigenous young men’s education are funded at a higher rate than programs for young Indigenous women.