News & Views Legendary policymaker Jenny Macklin on making the most of power Jenny Macklin left politics in 2019, following six prolific years in government made possible thanks to the 26 years she spent getting there.
News & Views The system is rigged, we must address inequality: Jenny Macklin’s final message after 23 years She started by joking that colleagues were betting how long it would take for her to cry, and within minutes Jenny Macklin was in tears as she delivered her final speech in Parliament.
Leadership Labor frontbencher and veteran policy-leader Jenny Macklin to leave Parliament It is understood that former MP and Labor frontbencher Jenny Macklin will sadly retire from Parliament at the next election– 22 years since first entering.
Ed's Blog Paid parental leave debate puts women against women During a recent interview with Ann Sherry, who is arguably the architect of paid maternity leave in corporate Australia, she expressed her disappointment that the government paid parental leave debate has been “hijacked by politics” – a debate about privileged women versus ordinary working women.