Australian politics

A local council in Western Sydney has voted in favour to “rid” council-run libraries of books containing parenting material for LGBTQIA+ families.

Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has had to call out the opposition for describing her as “nasty” during a question time debate. 

Emma Bates has been remembered as a “proud aunty” who had “the biggest heart” after her body was found inside her home in Northern Victoria. 

Even the most trusting individual would be moved to raise an eyebrow at the latest advice proffered by former Prime Minister, Tony Abbott.

Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom leaves behind a legacy of “bravery and love” after she was killed in an apparent airstrike in Gaza.

Former Deloitte consultant Roanne Knox is reportedly the only Liberal candidate to throw her hat in the ring for preselection in Wentworth.

New Labor MP Jodie Belyea has given her first speech in Parliament, paying tribute to her predecessor, the late Peta Murphy.

The government has rushed legislation through the lower house that would force hundreds of non-citizens to facilitate their own deportation. 

Female leaders are urging the government to fund a 25 per cent pay rise for early childhood educators, and remove the ‘Activity Test’.

Two women candidates lost to former member for Goldstein Tim Wilson in the Liberal party’s preselection vote over the weekend.

Dame Margaret Guilfoyle, a Liberal Senator from 1971-1987, was the first woman to hold a cabinet ministerial portfolio in Australia. Now, there will be a Liberal party women’s network, named in her honour.

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