News & Views After Robodebt, it’s time to address ParentsNext ParentsNext compels mothers into makework rather than work and devalues the unpaid caring work they do, writes Elise Klein and Eve Vincent.
News & Views The family of Aboriginal teen violently arrested call for police officer to be charged The family of an Aboriginal boy who was violently arrested by a police officer in Surry Hills this week want the constable involved charged.
News & Views Construction is the industry that gets a $688 million stimulus. Seriously? Given women account for 55% of job losses postCOVID19, the idea of a well paid, male-dominated industry being the recipients of a $688million stimulus is hard to swallow.
News & Views Jacinda Ardern announces free sanitary products for all schoolgirls NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern has annouced a goverment scheme to provide all school-aged people with free sanitary products.
Ed's Blog Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta’s mayor, is the leader America needs Atlanta’s mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former lawyer, judge and mum of four has emerged as ‘the face and the voice’ of the Democrats in recent days.
News & Views A return to pre-COVID childcare fees will force women out of work More than half of families using childcare will see one parent forced to reduce paid work if childcare fees return in full in July.
News & Views ‘Be angry for us. Stand with us. Protest with us.’ Nakkiah Lui issues visceral call to action Nakkiah Lui issued a passionate call to action on The Project on racism, systemic injustice and the perpetual mistreatment of First Nations people
News & Views The fury in US cities is rooted in a long history of racist policing, violence and inequality The protests that have engulfed American cities in the past week are rooted in decades of frustrations, writes Clare Corbould.
News & Views ‘Dispatching heavily armed soldiers’: Trump’s threats against own people The speech came after days of silence, and also reports that he’d spent time in an underground bunker as protesters gathered outside the White House.
News & Views ‘A heartbreak that never seems to stop’: Michelle Obama expresses anguish over the death of George Floyd As protests erupt across cities across the world over the death of another black man at the hands of police, Michelle Obama expressed her anguish and hope
News & Views Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest Vigils and protests against police brutality were organized in Minneapolis and around the US after footage of George Floyd’s being killed was shared.
Soapbox Senator Mehreen Faruqi: Childcare is an essential service Senator Mehreen Faruqi would not have had the career she has right now without it. It must remain fee-free, she writes for Women’s Agenda.