Tech More women: How the federal budget can boost home grown tech talent The budget is an opportunity for the government to close the tech talent gap. Here are three small changes that could make a big difference.
News & Views This could be a budget for women – if the government makes the choice In the next budget the government can make the choice to prioritise women, families and communities, writes Caterina Giorgi.
Climate “Now or never”: if the Government wants to win over the next generation of Australian voters, it must take serious action on climate change now Youth climate activists Margaret THanos and Olivia Causer explain why they are hitting the streets as part of the School Strike for Climate.
News & Views The Coalition’s child-care subsidy plan: how it works, and what it means for families and the economy The Coalition’s increase in child-care subsidies is a step in the right direction, though more needs to be done, writes Danielle Wood, Kate Griffiths and Owain Emslie.
News & Views Leading women urge federal government to prioritise women’s economic security and safety ahead of budget A group of representatives of parents, workers and business have come together with a joint goal of making Australia a place where all women can live and work freely and safely.
News & Views This government has acted with impunity towards women for too long The pattern we’ve seem from this government? Act with impunity and then actively seek to silence anyone who dares to call it out.
News & Views Migrants, refugees and women with disabilities all shortchanged by the federal budget After the 2020 Federal budget landed, we saw a rapid, robust response highlighting the ways in which the budget failed to “deliver for women”.
Business Women-led businesses are being excluded from the government’s Boosting Female Founders Initiative The budget pledged $36 million to the Boosting Female Founders fund. But strict eligibility criteria means many women-led startups miss out.
News & Views Minister for Women Marise Payne claims the federal budget does not prioritise men over women Fronting Senate Estimates on Monday, Senator Payne, Minister for Women, rejected the assertion that the federal budget had not done enough for Australian women.
News & Views We have a government conspiring to send women back to the 1950s After Tuesday night’s federal budget announcemnt, Senator Larissa Waters writes that the government is continuing to ignore women.
News & Views Budget fails women trying to escape violence The Morrison Government has committed *zero* dollars of new funding for the specialist domestic violence services that so many rely on.
News & Views Domestic violence survivor advocates detail life-changing impact of frontline services ahead of budget Five domestic and family violence survivor advocates have penned a joint letter to members of the government’s Expenditure Review Committee.
