News & Views Joe Biden commits to $200m investment into women’s health research President of the United States Joe Biden has pledged to invest $200 million USD ($304 million AUD) into research on women’s health.
News & Views ‘Heroic’: Brianna Hurst pulls three unconscious men from water at a Victorian beach A 33-year-old woman is being called a hero after pulling three unconscious swimmers out of the ocean at a Victorian beach on Sunday.
News & Views Calls for victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment to participate in landmark AHRC project Victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment will now have the chance to participate in a landmark project to improve prevention and response strategies for sexual harassment at work.
News & Views Parliament remembers Peta Murphy, Linda White and their legacy for women The House of Representatives has paid tribute to the late Senator Linda White and the late Peta Murphy MP, remembering the strong legacy of women in politics they left behind.
News & Views Wellbeing framework to be implemented in NSW state budget A framework to measure the wellbeing of NSW citizens will be implemented in the state’s budget, the government announced today.
News & Views Six months of paid parental leave approved by Senate The government’s expansion of paid parental leave to 26 weeks has passed the Senate today and will become law.
Business Government to cut paid parental leave red tape with $10 million in SME support The government has agreed to funnel $10 million towards small businesses, to alleviate the administrative burden of processing paid parental leave.
News & Views Vladimir Putin wins Russian election but faces criticism for its lack of legitimacy Russian President Vladimir Putin has won the presidential election in a landslide victory, reinstating him to his fifth consecutive term.
News & Views Penny Wong marries long-time partner Sophie Allouache Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong married her long-time partner Sophie Allouache in Adelaide on Saturday.
Ed's Blog ‘Gender card’ is ‘grievance narrative’ says man who replaced Anne Ruston on Liberal’s SA senate ticket Liberal Senator Anne Ruston was relegated to the second Senate spot in SA following a conservative factional fight that put Alex Antic in the top spot.
News & Views Too many people who apply for the government’s Escaping Violence Payment are rejected Between July and September 2023, over 50,000 Australians applied for the Escaping Violence Payment. More than 50 per cent of applicants were rejected.
News & Views High Court in Japan finds same sex marriage ban ‘unconstitutional’ Two separate courts in Japan this week have deemed the nation’s ban on same sex marriage is “unconstitutional”.