The blows keep coming. On Monday afternoon the deputy leader of the Labor party, Tanya Plibersek, announced she would not run for the party’s top leadership position vacated by Bill Shorten after the …
Vale Bob Hawke: A visionary, a larrikin and a formidable leader
Just 48 hours before the 2019 federal election, former Prime Minister Bob Hawke passed away peacefully surrounded by his friends and family. He was 89. Serving as Australia’s leader from 1983-1991, Ha…
Golly gosh wow wee: Barnaby Joyce discovers Women Vote
If there was any doubt about the interest the Federal member for New England, and former deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce has for policies impacting women in Australia his Twitter feed on Tuesday …
Kelly O’Dwyer responds to WEL’s election scorecard: ‘It’s not independent & ignores our achievements’
On Monday the Women’s Electoral Lobby released a Federal Election Scorecard ranking the three major political parties on their commitment to women against 12 key policy areas. Labor earned 11 ti…
A definitive guide to voting for women & equality at the 2019 Federal Election
The Women’s Electoral Lobby has released its 2019 Federal Election Scorecard ranking the major political parties’ commitment to 12 priority areas for women’s equality in Australia. The prioritie…
A reality check: Not just #MyMum but #ThisMum too
Something quite extraordinary happened earlier this week. An own goal by the Daily Telegraph, in which the editors sought to suggest Labor leader Bill Shorten cynically omitted key elements of his mum…
The hashtag #MyMum is trending on Twitter & you need to read it.
Social media often gets a bad rap, and there are certainly occasions where that is absolutely warranted. But occasionally it serves to display humanity at its finest. Amplified. And today is one of th…
The night Scott Morrison & Bill Shorten both stepped out on ABC TV
Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten, the two men vying to emerge from the polls on 18th May as Australia’s next Prime Minister, each had an ABC outing on Monday night. First, the PM Scott Morrison sat acr…
Labor put women front & centre at campaign launch
On Sunday, in Brisbane, the Labor party formally launched its election campaign and it did something its key opponent, the Liberal party, will struggle to replicate. It put women front and centre. Lit…
‘We’re not going to rest until we’ve done this’: Why Foodbank’s CEO Brianna Casey demands a national food insecurity strategy
As we head into another Federal Election, one thing we haven’t heard a lot about from either the opposition or government is the issue of food insecurity. Yet, a harsh (albeit hidden) reality confront…
