federal election

Will women’s frustration at seeing a male-dominated government sideline their interests, be front of mind when they cast their next vote?

Australia’s annual celebration of people who have found a safe haven on our shores — Refugee Week — is occurring at a time of heightened individualism.

This federal election was decided by an issue given no airtime during the election – racism. But racism is more complex than it seems on the surface.

Former Liberal MP Julia Banks is leaving politics and has called out the “tribalism and toxic culture” in the Liberal party and politics.

For anyone who felt genuinely optimistic about the opportunity for Australia to embrace progressive change to it’s hard to muster hope after shock election.

Want to vote for women? The Women’s Electoral Lobby has released a Federal Election Scorecard ranking the major political parties’ commitment to women

Climate change is a global problem that displaces people from their homes and countries. We need to see leaders take it seriously.

On Sunday the Labor party formally launched its election campaign with women front and centre. It’s something the Liberals will struggle to replicate.

In an election campaign full of giveaways but short on serious economic reform, Labor’s proposed change to childcare support is most important.

Sachin Joshi, the Liberal candidate for the NSW seat of Paterson says the gender pay gap is because women don’t have the ‘business skills’ to earn more.

Former IT executive, entrepreneur & former chair of Subcontractors WA, Louise Stewart is running as an independent in Julie Bishop’s former seat of Curtin.

If major parties are smart, they’ll be doing their best to appeal to young Australians in the final 4 weeks of this election campaign.