Australian politics

The third instalment in the Women For Media series published by the Women’s Leadership Institute Australia shows women are still missing.

What the 2019-20 budget doesn’t include is telling. There is nothing in it to address the growing inequality in Australia and little for women.

Dhanya Mani was the victim of sexual harassment and in this essay she explores why harassment in politics means victims must suffer in silence.

In the aftermath of the Christchurch attack New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has proved the power of leading with compassion, courage & respect.

After initially excluding a number of women’s organisations that routinely attend the federal budget lock up Treasury relented & offered women two seats.

The lone gunman, charged with slaughtering 50 innocent human beings on Friday in Christchurch, is Australian. It requires a serious moment of reflection.

Michelle Grattan wrrites that it’s no good being inclusive one day and shrill and politically expedient on another when building a multicultural society.

Labor announces a $9.3million plan to ensure Australian women can more readily access legal, safe and affordable reproductive health services

Senator Elizabeth Warren has proposed a bold solution: to make high-quality childcare affordable for everyone in America.

In Senate Estimates on Monday 18th of February 2019 it was confirmed by the office for women that Scott Morrison has never met with them.

For some time it’s been obvious that the federal Coalition & the Liberal Party in particular, has a significant “woman problem” but it’s not just them.

Dr Kerryn Phelps, Dr Sara Townend & Dr Neela Janakiramanan are among the women who helped secure a bill to ensure refugees get the medical care they need.