News & Views ‘Heroic’: Brianna Hurst pulls three unconscious men from water at a Victorian beach A 33-year-old woman is being called a hero after pulling three unconscious swimmers out of the ocean at a Victorian beach on Sunday.
News & Views Calls for victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment to participate in landmark AHRC project Victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment will now have the chance to participate in a landmark project to improve prevention and response strategies for sexual harassment at work.
News & Views Wellbeing framework to be implemented in NSW state budget A framework to measure the wellbeing of NSW citizens will be implemented in the state’s budget, the government announced today.
News & Views Six months of paid parental leave approved by Senate The government’s expansion of paid parental leave to 26 weeks has passed the Senate today and will become law.
Business Government to cut paid parental leave red tape with $10 million in SME support The government has agreed to funnel $10 million towards small businesses, to alleviate the administrative burden of processing paid parental leave.
Ed's Blog ‘Gender card’ is ‘grievance narrative’ says man who replaced Anne Ruston on Liberal’s SA senate ticket Liberal Senator Anne Ruston was relegated to the second Senate spot in SA following a conservative factional fight that put Alex Antic in the top spot.
News & Views Too many people who apply for the government’s Escaping Violence Payment are rejected Between July and September 2023, over 50,000 Australians applied for the Escaping Violence Payment. More than 50 per cent of applicants were rejected.
News & Views Of all the issues facing women, it’s the ‘motherhood penalty’ that really boils my blood The ‘motherhood penalty’ is a huge challenge for Australia, but it doesn’t have to be that way, writes Allegra Spender MP.
News & Views Children are not as safe at childcare as they should be. Here’s what we can do about it Children are not as safe at early education and care as they once were and certainly aren’t as safe as they should be. This is a deeply troubling but indisputable fact.
Politics Sudden cancellation of Australian visas for several Palestinians fleeing Gaza causing “significant distress” Several Palestinians fleeing Gaza have suddenly had their Australian visas cancelled, leaving them stranded in other countries.
News & Views 70 per cent of Aussie women experience gender bias while accessing healthcare Over 70 per cent of Aussie women said they experienced bias in the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions.
Soapbox Bob Katter erupts at Ross Cadell in a verbal confrontation but it’s women who are ‘too emotional’? Bob Katter has aggressively – dare I say emotionally – confronted Nationals Senator Ross Cadell outside an inquiry in Orange.