News & Views ‘Historic reform’: Government to pay super to parents on paid parental leave The government has announced it will pay superannuation to parents receiving payments on the government-funded paid parental leave scheme.
News & Views Katy Gallagher will release Australia’s first strategy for gender equality next week. Here’s what to expect. Minister for Women Katy Gallagher will release Australia’s first ever strategy for gender equality next week.
News & Views Calculated media campaign? Leaked texts from Brittany Higgins’ phone raise many questions Leaked texts from Brittany Higgins’ phone raise questions of Katy Gallagher’s prior knowledge of rape allegations and the media’s intentions.
News & Views The six recommendations from the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce ahead of federal budget The Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce has provided its latest advice to the government on women’s economic equality in Australia.
News & Views Employers with 100+ workers will be required to publish gender pay gap data as new bill passes parliament The gender pay gap bill passed Parliament today. Now, the gender pay gaps of employers with 100 or more workers will be published.
News & Views Making IWD actionable: Labor to report annually on Australia’s gender equality progress Marking IWD, Labor released Australia’s first Status of Women Report Card to highlight where progress on gender equality has stalled.
News & Views ‘Women have waited long enough’: Labor delivers legislation to help close the gender pay gap The Albanese Labor Government’s new bill will publish gender pay gaps of employers with 100 or more workers to help close the gap.
News & Views ‘The first step’: What the Women’s Budget Statement and a majority female government means in practice Parliament house celebrates the Labor Government’s Women’s Budget Statement and a majority (52 per cent) female government.
News & Views New national plan released to end violence against women and children within a generation The federal government has set an ambitious goal to end violence against women and children in Australia within one generation in new plan.
News & Views ‘A fair crack at opportunities’: Funding target set to see more women undertaking health and medical research Women will be the recipients of the same number of senior level research Investigator Grants as men, under new targets set.
News & Views Employers will need to actively prevent sexual harassment under new laws The onus will be on employers to prevent sexual harassment from occurring, under new legislation set to be introduced to federal parliament.
News & Views Sam Mostyn to chair government’s Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce Sam Mostyn AO has been appointed by the Albanese government to chair its Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce.