News & Views Why Dr Monique Ryan gave away her dream job to challenge the Treasurer at the election Independent candidate for Kooyong, Dr Monique Ryan shares why she’s running against Josh Frydenberg at the next federal election.
News & Views ‘It’s time to get shit done’: Jane Caro announces Senate bid Walkley Award winning columnist, author, feminist and social commentator Jane Caro is standing with the Reason Party as a candidate for the federal Senate.
News & Views The majority of Australians are concerned that women are not repesented enough in politics New research shows nearly half of Australians have a woman in their life who they think would make a great politician.
News & Views ‘The Canberra bubble needs to burst’: Why Zahra Mustaf is standing as an independent Zahra Mustaf is running as an independent candidate in the upcoming federal election in the Melbourne seat of JagaJaga.
News & Views What will decide the votes of young women at the election? More than tax cuts We asked young women what issues are most important to them ahead of the federal election. It goes far beyond the tax cuts the Treasurer is pitching.
Politics Linda Aitken to replace Christian Porter as Liberal candidate in Pearce The West Australian Liberal party has preselected Linda Aitken, a clinical nurse specialist, to replace Christian Porter in Pearce.
News & Views Meet Georgia Steele, the woman taking on Craig Kelly in Hughes at the next election Former corporate litigator Georgia Steele has thrown her hat in the ring as an independent candidate for the next election in the seat of Hughes.
News & Views We’re getting a ‘bloke-covery’ response to a ‘she-cession’: How will women respond at the ballot box? Will women’s frustration at seeing a male-dominated government sideline their interests, be front of mind when they cast their next vote?
News & Views My parents came to Australia as migrants from post WWII Greece. Not everyone has that opportunity. 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.
News & Views How racism decided the federal election 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.
News & Views ‘Tribalism and toxic culture’: Julia Banks calls out Liberal party (again) Former Liberal MP Julia Banks is leaving politics and has called out the “tribalism and toxic culture” in the Liberal party and politics.
News & Views The case for hope after shock election result 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.