Local Kate Ellis to quit politics: ‘I can’t bear the thought of 20 weeks away from my son’ Kate Ellis to quit politics: ‘I can’t bear the thought of 20 weeks away from my son’
Uncategorised The $8 billion gap: Why we need to change how we think about women in our workforce Women outnumber men in tertiary education, but not in the workforce.
Politics Tanya Plibersek: It’s time for a concrete plan for women in Australia Tanya Plibersek writes it’s time for a concrete plan for women in Australia. We won’t break down the barriers to gender equality by chance.
Soapbox Paid parental leave especially critical in male-dominated fields Labor MP Amanda Rishworth has recently reutrned to work after having her first child and knows the importance of a supportive workplace.
Employers New program aims to change the language to get more women applying Job ads that use gendered language will soon be targeted in a new pilot program to increase diversity.
News & Views How penalty rate cuts affect women and therefore the economy Women and young Australians are set to be hardest hit by the Fair Work Commission decision to reduce Sunday penalty rates in varying amounts for workers in retail and hospitality with the exception of restaurants.
Local An ultimatum to the PM: George Christensen threatens to walk Nationals MP George Christensen isn’t happy and he’s not afraid for the Prime Minister to know about it.
Ed's Blog ‘It’s all fake news!’: Trump says he’s loving it, but doesn’t appear to be He got what he wanted.
Ed's Blog Agree to welfare cuts or forget funding for childcare & the NDIS? The government’s ultimatum that failed. Nick Xenophon blocks government omnibus savings. Pitting childcare reform against disability support services is “dumb policy & even dumber politics.”
News & Views June Oscar becomes first Indigenous Woman appointed to Human Rights watchdog June Oscar has this week been named Australia’s new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, becoming the first Indigenous woman appointed to the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Ed's Blog Sweden’s deputy Prime Minister trolls Donald Trump & it’s brilliant. Over the weekend Sweden’s deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lovin shared a photo to mark the signing of a Climate law which binds all future governments to net zero emissions by 2045, ‘for a safer and better future’.
Local NSW Premier Mike Baird resigns: “There is a strong personal cost that comes with public life” The NSW Premier Mike Baird will retire from parliament half-way through his government’s term.
