News & Views ‘No more delay’: Women in politics are calling time on sexual misconduct 2018 has been a dismal year in Australian politics, with allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment running rampant.
News & Views ‘Parliament is decades out of date & too blokey’: Malcolm Turnbull on Q&A The former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull spent an hour on ABC’s Q&A program on Thursday & said parliament is very blokey and decades out of date.
News & Views Mark Latham, Scott Morrison, Barnaby Joyce & Donald Trump: I’m underwhelmed & uninspired Between Mark Latham, Scott Morrison, Barnaby Joyce & Donald Trump Georgie Dent is feeling underwhelmed & uninspired by the state of leadership in 2018.
News & Views Politics in Australia is changing & these women prove it A definitive result in the Wentworth byelection on Saturday may not be known for a few more days yet but several things about politics in Australia are already evident.
News & Views Why Labor’s plan for preschool is music to the ears of early childhood advocates If delivered, Labor’s plan for preschool would (finally) bring Australia up to speed with much of our developed world competitors.
News & Views Bill Shorten announces $1.75 billion plan to subsidise pre-school for three year olds Bill Shorten says an investment of $1.75 billion would mean about 700,00 children a year would be able to access subsidised preschooling.
News & Views Julia Gillard urges the Liberal Party to rethink its view on quotas Former PM Julia Gillard, has urged the Liberal Party to reconsider its view on gender quotas if its objective is to see more women in Parliament.
Life Sayonara tampon tax, we’re not sorry to see you go! The tampon tax is on the verge of being abolished for good, after all state and territory treasurers voted unanimously this morning.
News & Views No woman wants to be called ‘babe’ or ‘the missus’ by their boss Fairfax Media reports that it’s alleged that ABC Chair Justin Milne’s described Michelle Guthrie as “the missus” and called women “chicks” and “babes”.
News & Views ‘It was unfair, frightening & horrific’: Catherine Marriott on having her name leaked by the National Party Rural advocate Catherine Marriott breaks silence over the sexual harassment complaint she made about Barnaby Joyce that the National Party leaked.
Leadership Wentworth by-election: Kerryn Phelps promises to bring ‘integrity’ back to politics Kerryn Phelps announced her candidacy as an independent for Wentworth over the weekend, declaring that she’ll bring integrity back to politics.
News & Views Tarang Chawla: How many more women & children need to die before our leaders step up? How many people have to die before our leaders do what so many advocates have said needs to be done to prevent family violence? Tarang Chawla asks.
