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…
Meet Louise Stewart, an Independent vying for Julie Bishop’s former seat
Louise Stewart was deeply disappointed when she watched the Liberal party seemingly ‘throw away’ the former foreign minister and her local Federal member in the WA seat of Curtin, Julie Bishop. “She w…
ParentsNext doesn’t help parents become more job ready
One of the great legacies of the feminists who came before us is choice. It affects us differently throughout our lives as women; when we become mothers, we are able to choose to stay home and parent,…
A deep dive on reproductive rights in Australia: What you need to know this election
With the Federal election looming, the time has come for voters to think seriously about the issues which affect them, and work out which candidates and parties best represent their needs. Health, as …
Youth homelessness is a national crisis
It is hard for many of us to comprehend, but trapped within the current political and social system, children as young as 12 are facing life without a permanent roof over their heads. The 2016 census …
Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool
Jen Jackson, Victoria University and Kate Noble, Victoria University Early childhood education and care barely rated a mention in the lead-up to the 2016 federal election. But the mood has changed in …
Why Zali Steggall is taking on Tony Abbott
The Federal election is yet to be called but the battle for the seat of Warringah, in Sydney’s northern beaches, began in earnest months ago. The incumbent is the former Prime Minister Tony Abbott who…
‘You can’t be what you can’t see’ & women in media aren’t being seen
As a journalist with a career spanning more than 35 years, and a lecturer and an academic in journalism, it’s fair to say Jenna Price is familiar with Australia’s media landscape. Even still, she was …
