Former Liberal MP turned independent candidate Julia Banks is leaving politics after missing out on the Victorian seat of Flinders at the election over the weekend. She received 14.43 per cent of the …
‘It became a house of horrors’: Julia Banks opens up on The Project on her exit from the Liberal Party
Former Liberal MP turned cross bencher Julia Banks declared that the Liberal Party is decades behind the business world in relation to women, while delivering a blistering assessment of the situation …
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…
Rise of female independents continues as Julia Banks confirms she’ll take on Greg Hunt
The list of female candidates preparing to battle for blue ribbon seats at the next Federal election is growing, with MP Julia Banks declaring she’ll run for the Victorian seat of Flinders as an…
Vitriol towards Kelly O’Dwyer proves Australia’s undeniable ‘women issue’
“There’s no sign of improvement in my view, certainly not online or on Twitter.” These were the words of former MP Craig Emerson yesterday, when asked about the treatment of women in…
Kelly O’Dwyer cites ‘very personal’ reasons in shock decision to leave politics
Liberal Minister Kelly O’Dwyer has declared she will be leaving politics at the next Federal Election due to family reasons, including her desire to have a third child, in a shock announcement o…
The depth of Australia’s “women-problem” revealed: It’s diabolical
Earlier today I spoke at a breakfast event hosted by the Law Society of NSW on the subject of sexual harassment in the law. The panel included human rights barrister Kate Eastman SC, Maurice Blackburn…
‘Respect for women in politics is years behind’:Julia Banks quits the Liberal Party
The Morrison government has been dealt another critical blow this morning, after influential MP Julia Banks quit the Liberal Party in favour of the crossbench. Banks, who was a vocal opponent of the g…
Government announces plans to relocate children off Nauru by end of year
The power of a collective social resolve has never been more apparent. This morning, the government announced long-awaited plans to relocate asylum seeker children and their families from detention ce…
Seeing red as another MP quits & Liberal women numbers dwindle
Losing a woman from your team, party, board or something else is never good. But losing one when women make up less than a quarter of your representatives is bad, especially when she announces her dep…
