Ringing in the new year was by far the most somber I’ve ever experienced, as image after image of the bushfire crisis rolled in. Devastation gripping the south coast, Victoria and beyond. Our fa…
Thoughts & prayers won’t cut it as catastrophic fires blaze
Catastrophic fire conditions in NSW and Queensland over the weekend resulted in three fatalities and at least 150 homes destroyed and there is no relief in sight. A state of emergency has been declare…
Tanya Davies part of trio taking on Gladys Berejiklian’s leadership over her ‘shameful’ handling of abortion bill
It wasn’t so long ago that NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian led her party to victory in the NSW state election. Just months later, Berejiklian looks set to be challenged after a group of rogue MPs decla…
‘Abortion is not a crime. In fact, it’s normal’: Jane Caro
Jane Caro will be delivering this speech for the pro-choice rally on Saturday 14/9 in Hyde Park at 11am. Around 40 years ago, as the result of contraception failure (still a relatively common occurre…
Gladys Berejiklian delays final vote to decriminalise abortion in NSW
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has made the decision to delay a vote in the upper house on a bill that would decriminalise abortion in the state. On Tuesday, Deputy Premier John Barilaro confirmed the…
NSW set to decriminalise abortion much to the dismay of Barnaby Joyce
The Independent Sydney MP behind the bill to finally decriminalise abortion in NSW has apologised to women for taking “so long” to enact change. Alex Greenwich presented the Reproductive H…
Jodi McKay elected as Labor leader in NSW
For the first time in NSW’s history two women will serve in Parliament as Opposition Leader and Premier, following Jodi McKay‘s election as NSW Labor leader. The former journalist and Stra…
‘Someone with a long surname, and a woman, can be Premier of NSW’: Gladys Berejiklian holds down top job
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has claimed victory in today’s state election, becoming the first ever elected, Liberal female Premier. The Coalition will be returned for a third straight term, b…
A premier depicted as the ‘Wicked Witch’, women’s biology questioned: What a week
What a week it’s been for women in politics (again), including with the emotional valedictory speeches from Labor’s Kate Ellis and the Liberal Party’s Kelly O’Dwyer, and (we th…
‘I will do my utmost’: Margaret Beazley QC appointed NSW Governor
Margaret Beazley QC is set to become the second female NSW Governor of 39 people to hold the role, after officially accepting the position from NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian over the weekend. Justice…
