News & Views The right to disconnect is now law. What does it mean? Amendments to the Fair Work Act come into effect today, giving employees the right to disconnect from the job outside of working hours.
World Kamala Harris delivers biggest speech yet, accepting the presidential nomination Urging Americans to “trust women” for the sake of “fundamental freedoms”, Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic nomination for president.
Politics Labor’s Eva Lawler & the CLP’s Lia Finocchiaro go head to head this weekend in an NT election that’s anyone’s guess In the Northern Territory election, Labor is fighting hard to stay in power against a strong challenge from the CLP, and the results could be unpredictable due to varying voter swings and high early voting.
World Kamala Harris to give highly anticipated acceptance speech calling for a fresh start Vice President Kamala Harris closes out the 2024 Democratic National Convention with her highly-anticipated acceptance speech.
News & Views What’s going on with the Swillhouse group? “Good times” and “devoted hospitality” are purportedly the core values of the Swillhouse hospitality group, which owns and operates six of Sydney’s most popular venues.
News & Views How leaders are responding to Micaela Cronin’s update on the government’s plan to end male violence The government, opposition and frontline services are determined to progress with the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032.
News & Views Cheers to Merle Thornton! The trailblazer who won women the right to drink in QLD bars is getting her own statue Almost sixty years ago, Merle Thornton AM chained herself to the Regatta Hotel in Brisbane. She, alongside fellow feminist activist Rosalie Bogner, were demanding the ban on women drinking in pubs be abolished.
Politics Can MPs across the political divide really get along? Female-led think tank Next25 believes it Nominations for Next25’s program to support women in parliament are now open, expanding this year to a nation-wide initiative.
News & Views Any hint of limiting reproductive rights won’t help win back seats lost to women Coalition senators were split on a motion raised by a UAP Senator regarding abortion, just as Peter Dutton wants to win back seats lost to women.
Local Micaela Cronin delivers report on Australia’s progress to end violence against women and children Australia’s progress on the national plan to end violence against women and children is given in Commissioner Micaela Cronin’s report.
Local Misbehaving MPs could face fines under new Standards Commission in Parliament Minister for Women Katy Gallagher has introduced a Bill to Parliament today to establish the Independent Parliamentary Standards Committee.
World Misogyny to be treated as extremism in new UK government review The UK’s home secretary, Yvette Cooper orders review of the nation’s counter-extremism strategy, including misogyny as an “extreme ideology”.
