Politics

A couple of weeks after returning from parental leave, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is proving there’s something very powerful in standing by your convictions. 

It was on, again.

Malcolm Turnbull announced a dramatic retreat on energy policy on Monday in a bid to stave off the threat to his leadership.

Just a tiny portion of response funding following a humanitarian crisis is allocated to programs considering the unique needs and rights of women.

Dr Mehreen Faruqi is set to replace Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon in the Senate today, becoming Australia’s first female Muslim senator.

Without appropriate legal aid funding the Law Council of Australia says the proposed ban on cross examining DV survivors will not be realised.

In his maiden speech to Parliament, Senator Fraser Anning praised Australia’s former White Australia Policy and called for a ban on Muslim immigration.

Tony Abbott has described his own Party’s policy as “dodgy” and “bad”. So can he say he’s not “undermining” his own leader? We think not.

At least 183 female major party nominees will run in the US mid-term elections including the country’s first Muslim congresswoman, Rashida Tlaib.

Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton called for a crackdown on the apparent “PC agenda” of Australian businesses this week.

Sky News has apologised for inviting Blair Cottrell on to the network last night to discuss his far-right opinions on immigration.

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young promised to sue if Senator David Leyonhjem didn’t apologise. Now she’s launched defamation proceedings.