News & Views Pacific women’s voices must shape climate action as Women Deliver comes to Australia A leading women and girls aid organisation is calling for greater focus on the impacts of the climate crisis in the Pacific region.
News & Views Calls grow to end $20bn tax breaks to property investors as budget looms Leading advocacy groups are calling on Jim Chalmers to scrap negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount for property investors.
News & Views Thousands join Australia-wide rallies led by survivors calling for change Thousands across Australia rallied over weekend, demanding action on sexual violence and cultural change
News & Views Worse than lockdowns: Australians hit new low on life satisfaction Average life satisfaction in Australia has fallen to 6.22 (on a scale of 0 to 10), the lowest level recorded by the poll.
Politics NSW nurses secure landmark pay rise after years-long fight over “undervalued” work Nurses and midwives across New South Wales are set to receive significant pay increases following a landmark industrial ruling.
News & Views We stood up against Big Tobacco. Gambling, alcohol and junk food should be next Parents are tired of trying to shield their kids from billion-dollar marketing machines because governments are avoiding doing the regulatory work to protect them.
News & Views Skyrocketing rental costs stop women and children leaving violent homes: new data Nearly one in 10 Australians say they would have nowhere to go if they were forced to leave their home due to family violence.
Ed's Blog The Trumpian immigration plan unveiled by Angus Taylor is proudly discriminatory The Opposition leader is chasing popularity from a certain cohort of noisy voters with his cherrypicked take on Australian values.
Ed's Blog Don’t fail women in this year’s Federal Budget Budget rationisations across states and the Commonwealth are already hitting gender equality and safety measures hard. Enter the Fuel crisis.
News & Views Pauline Hanson blames ‘gutter politics’ for having to sack convicted rapist One Nation rehired a convicted rapist shortly after he was released from prison in 2020. Pauline Hanson is ‘very upset’ she had to sack him.
Politics What Pauline Hanson’s popularity tells us about ourselves It’s tempting to look at the rise of Pauline Hanson yet still not take it very seriously. It’s time we confronted our arrogance on this.
News & Views Victim survivors risk losing critical legal support as funding dries up Victims of crime struggle to access the financial compensation they’re entitled to. An impending funding crisis is about to make it harder.