Politics

UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa warned that there had been a “serious regression” in the political power of women.

Pallavi Sinha is a long-time advocate for women particularly around domestic violence & a Liberal candidate the NSW Upper House Legislative Council.

Previous Liberal MP and now cross bencher Julia Banks admitted that the Liberal Party is decades behind the business world in relation to women.

This morning, Scott Morrison spoke to an International Women’s Day breakfast at the Chamber of Minerals and Energy. According to reports, it was … interesting.

At the National Press Club on 6th of March 2019 Dr Anne Summers AO said the Liberals don’t have a woman problem. Women have a problem with the Liberals.

Both the Labor party and Coalition have put domestic violence prevention funding on the national agenda, promising seperate packages this week. 

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says bartending and waitressing put her in front of thousands of people, which helped her develop an excellent ‘BS detector’

What a week it’s been for women in politics (again), from emotional farewells to offensive depictions of women in the game.

The former deputy leader of the Liberal party will not contest the next election, making a quick speech and exit this afternoon.

After a decade in politics, and after serving in a number of high profile portfolios, Minister for Women Kelly O’Dwyer has officially given her final speech in Parliament.

As the US government engages in peace negotiations with the Taliban, not a single woman has been included, writes Susan Hutchinson.

It is not the first time the high-profile Councillor and Vietnamese refugee Dai Le has contested the safe Labor seat. In 2008 and 2011 she ran as a Liberal.