News & Views Biloela family in limbo after visa extension granted to only three members The Biloela community who have lobbied for years to have the Nadesalingam family returned issued a statement saying they were “surprised”.
News & Views Australia has fallen way behind on the Global Gender Gap ranking Australia has slipped backwards in the Global Gender Gap Index, with the World Economic Forum ranking Australia at number 50.
Climate 50 countries have pledged to protect the planet’s biodiversity by 2030. Australia is not one of them Australia is not among the more than 50 countries that have pledged to protect 30 per cent of the planet’s land and sea by 2030.
Politics ‘Deeply sexist & actually a misogynist’: Allegations against Christian Porter & Alan Tudge go to the heart of LNP problem Men like Tudge and Porter are not anomalies. They’re just the latest examples of men in government who exploit their power.
News & Views This government wants to blame ‘choices’ over discrimination. That won’t close the gender pay gap. How prominently does discrimination feature in the government’s recent road maps for gender equality, including action to address the gender pay gap?
News & Views Why Australia needs to follow the UK & introduce a bill for flexible work as default A few weeks ago, UK MP Helen Whately took the unprecedented step of introducing a flexible work bill into UK Parliament. Australia should follow suit.
Uncategorised A grandmother’s love knows no bounds: Australia is home for the Sharrouf children Grandmother, Karen Nettleton never imagined she would wait an excruciating five years, two months to be reunited with her three surviving grandchildren.
News & Views Vitriol towards Kelly O’Dwyer proves Australia’s undeniable ‘women issue’ Since announcing her resignation, Kelly O’Dwyer has faced ongoing trolling; labelled a ‘bitch’ ‘a dog’ and everything in between. We need to do better.
Life Migrant grandparents to fill childcare gap, but at what cost? The government’s newly introduced temporary sponsored parent visa may allow migrant grandparents to care for children in Australia, but is there a cost?
News & Views ‘Ban Gavin McInnes’: Marcia Langton, Nyandol Nyuon & Kerryn Phelps lobby Parliament to act Kerryn Phelps, Marcia Langton and Nyadol Nyuon will deliver an 80,000-person signed petition to Parliament, requesting that Gavin McInnes be banned.
News & Views ‘Respect for women in politics is years behind’:Julia Banks quits the Liberal Party The Morrison government has been dealt a critical blow this morning, after influential MP Julia Banks quit the Liberal Party in favour of the crossbench.
Politics ‘We are tarred with her brush’: A gaggle of men at the top will always trump a woman in power ABC Chairman Justin Milne–under pressure from the Turnbull Government– had his sights set not only on Guthrie but economics correspondent, Emma Alberici.