News & Views About our new Minister for Women, Kelly O’Dwyer Can she do a better job than her predecessors Michaelia Cash & Tony Abbott?
News & Views Sexual harassment policies covering Australian political staffers ‘incomprehensible’ The results of Kristine Ziwica’s lengthy investigation into policies that are supposed to protect staffers of Australian Federal politicians are disturbing.
News & Views How an Australian-born grassroots movement won the Nobel Peace Prize The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), which began in Australia 10 years ago has been awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize.
News & Views In defence of the Workplace Gender Equality Agency Let’s get rid of the purveyors of inconvenient truths like the gender pay gap, suggested Judith Sloan in a recent column for The Australian.
News & Views Maybe all you need is love after all, once silence is broken Thursday: Started with ‘silence breakers’ being named TIME person of the year. Ended with spectacular outcome for respect, equality & being given a voice.
News & Views Marriage Equality has happened, at last: ‘This is Australia’ “What a day for love, equality and respect,” said the Prime Minister.
Politics ‘The silence breakers’: Women behind #MeToo named Time’s people of the year A sixth person was photographed for the cover despite only her arm being visible in the bottom right corner.
Soapbox Are Australian women angry enough to disrupt politics? As sexual assault & harassment allegations hit closer to home, will we follow the lead of the ‘angry woman effect’ taking hold in the US?
News & Views Labor Senator Katy Gallagher stands aside & refers herself to High Court She becomes the 12th MP entangled in the citizenship saga that has plagued this parliament. Katy Gallagher believes she is eligible but wants doubt removed.
News & Views Bill Shorten’s 10 days of paid domestic violence leave promise welcome A great step forward. But such promises must consider casual workers, freelancers, female entrepreneurs, business owners and those working full-time in the home.
Local Tim Wilson proposes to Ryan Bolger in House of Reps The marriage proposal was recorded in Hansard.
Ed's Blog Julie Bishop is preferred Liberal leader, according to poll She’s just celebrated ten years since becoming Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, but Julie Bishop is currently Australia’s preferred choice as leader.