Ed's Blog The Treasurer is signaling end of ‘crisis spending’. Has he looked outside? Family violence. Care sectors forgotten. Climage change. A lack of relief on the ground at the critical time it’s needed. The crisis is NOW.
Politics Real measures to protect women’s safety must be front & centre of government’s budget Speaking to two experts in women’s safety, we explore the areas that must be addressed in the government’s 2022 budget.
Health rights and gender-based violence Ukrainian women sexually assaulted by Russian troops Ukrainian MP has revealed over the weekend that Ukrainian women have been sexually assaulted and raped by Russian soldiers.
News & Views New Taliban order prohibits women from travelling without a male chaperone The Taliban’s new restrictions says women without a male chaperon cannot board domestic or international flights.
News & Views The best way to address cost of living pressures is to commit to meaningful climate action In this Budget, we need to see commitments to climate solutions that will set Australia up for long term prosperity, or at least security.
News & Views ‘An extraordinary waste of public money’: Private schools overfunded by more than $120 million The federal and NSW governments delivered $120 million in overfunding to 130 private schools in 2020, a new report shows.
Politics Government announces $58m funding boost for endometriosis centres & genetic testing In what he describes as “the biggest funding package” ever for endometriosis, Scott Morrison has today announced a $58m boost.
Politics More sinister than ‘clumsy’: Victorian MP Wendy Lovell comes under fire for comments about social housing It’s hard to contemplate what was going through Victorian Liberal MP Wendy Lovell’s brain when she uttered the words she did.
Education and economic opportunities Taliban slams shut school for girls over Year 6 The Taliban have issued a noticed in the last 24 hours calling on schools for girls over Year 6 to be shut “in accordance with Islamic law”
News & Views We must stand for older Australians and vote for those supporting a fully funded and transparent aged care system At the federal election, we can all take a stand for older Australians and vote for those who support fully funded, transparent aged care.
News & Views Affordable childcare the key to boosting women’s retirement savings Affordable childcare could help boost the superannuation of Australian women, who are currently retiring with one third less super than men.
News & Views ‘You are killing women’: Senator Karen Berg slams Kentucky’s restrictive abortion bill Kentucky senator Karen Berg has told her senate colleagues that legislation put forward to ban abortion is a “medical sham” that will endanger women’s lives.