Politics

Former Liberal MP Julia Banks is leaving politics and has called out the “tribalism and toxic culture” in the Liberal party and politics.

Here are some of the key women who have won (or are likely to win) seats across Australia and will be entering federal parliament for the first time.

Not one woman featured in top ten most quoted politicians in digital & print articles. This near invisibility of women in politics is problematic.

The Coalition’s surprise victory in is no miracle for women, but we’ve found a few bright spots that may be able to help, depending on the final result.

On Tuesday, Alabama’s state senate voted to outlaw abortion in the US state entirely. The legislation was passed on a vote of 25-6.

Just 48 hours before the 2019 federal election, former Prime Minister Bob Hawke passed away peacefully surrounded by his friends and family. He was 89.

In my view, Morrison, O’Dwyer and the Coalition have been systemically hiding discrimination and systemic inequalities from view,

A new Netflix documentary, Knock Down the House, chronicles Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Paula Jean Swearengin, Amy Vilela and Cori Bush.

Want to vote for women? The Women’s Electoral Lobby has released a Federal Election Scorecard ranking the major political parties’ commitment to women

The Morrison government will spend $75 million on financial support for up to 40,000 Australian women looking to re-enter the workforce.

Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley AO QC delivered an enlightening speech on “A Century of Women’s Achievements: Unfinished Business.”

At the forefront of this youth activism are inspiring young women who are demanding more action from our political leaders this election on gender equality.