News & Views Just two women featured in this G20 photo showing depressing state of leadership It’s the lowest number of women represented since the G20 started holding summits in 2008.
News & Views ‘Ban Gavin McInnes’: Marcia Langton, Nyandol Nyuon & Kerryn Phelps lobby Parliament to act Kerryn Phelps, Marcia Langton and Nyadol Nyuon will deliver an 80,000-person signed petition to Parliament, requesting that Gavin McInnes be banned.
Politics ‘An equality agenda’: Daniel Andrews announces 50 percent female cabinet The Victorian Labor government has achieved a gender equal cabinet for the first time with the appointment of three new women.
News & Views ‘Respect for women in politics is years behind’:Julia Banks quits the Liberal Party The Morrison government has been dealt a critical blow this morning, after influential MP Julia Banks quit the Liberal Party in favour of the crossbench.
News & Views ‘We will not comply’: When young people are told to quit protesting climate change inaction Students set to strike against inaction on climate change were told by the Prime Minister to stay in school, during Question Time on Monday.
News & Views Time for ‘Compassionate Compromise’: The Kerryn Phelps speech the PM didn’t stick around to hear Independent MP Kerryn Phelps has delivered he maiden speech in Parliament, calling on the ‘human experience” to enter the heart of political decisions.
News & Views The ‘most dangerous place’ for women is inside their own home, UN study says More than half of female murder victims last year globally, were killed by their partners or family members a new United Nations study has reported.
News & Views Kelly O’Dwyer’s $109 million package supporting women is a much needed start but not nearly enough Minister for Women Kelly O’Dwyer has released the Women’s Economic Security Statement and plans to spend $109 million over four years.
Uncategorised ‘The most powerful thing we have as women, is us’: Linda Burney on life and leadership Shadow Minister for Human Services and Prevention of Family Violence, Linda Burney knows a thing or two about making it in politics against adversity.
Politics Daniel Andrews says ‘no’ to preference deals with ‘toxic’ Greens Victorian Labor Premier, Daniel Andrews has told the Greens he will not be cutting preference deals if they fail to discipline members who denigrate women.
News & Views Theresa May hasn’t fallen off a Glass Cliff, yet. Nor has she been tempted to resign Google Theresa May together with Glass Cliff and the search engine returns 29,000 results. She’s become the prime example of the theory.
Life Free pads and tampons could soon be supplied in Victorian public schools If you ever experienced getting your period at school, you’ll understand the merit in the Vic Labor Government’s plan to help solve the problem.