Politics

Fiona Nash, Larissa Waters, Scott Ludlam & Malcolm Roberts were also ruled ineligible.

The Minister for Women has been accused of misleading Parliament, after revealing one of her advisers tipped off the media on union raids.

Magda Szubankski was forced to share a lopsided panel as the only gay individual in a debate about same-sex marriage on the ABC’s Q&A last night.

At 37, she will be the youngest ever person to serve in the role.

Labor has promised to elevate the national pay gap as “a matter of priority”.

It’s a question many of us have reflected upon: what would change if there were more women in politics? Today, 17 young Australian women will get a taste of that possibility as they enter Parliament and take over an MP’s job for the day – all part of Plan International Australia’s ‘Girls Take Over Parliament’ campaign.

It’s the ‘hair & makeup’ tax. And many high-profile women still feel like they have to pay it.

Come 2019 there will finally be a voice in NSW Parliament representing small business owners and entrepreneurs, hopes Cr Angela Vithoulkas.

One of Australia’s most senior paediatricians says eliminating discrimination will deliver better health outcomes for LGBTI parents and their children.

The Australian Defence Force does not need an exemption from the Sex Discrimination Act.

The mood in New York was sombre following the US election.

“There’s a time and place for a political debate,” but it’s not after a mass shooting, according to White House Press Sec Sarah Huckabee Sanders.