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 ‘Groundhog Day’: 40 years of Australian government responses to domestic violence reveal a bumpy road to change This is not the first time domestic violence has been declared a national crisis. Australian governments first got seriously involved in 1985. What can the past 40 years teach us?
News & Views Kevin Rudd’s intervention with Pfizer boss fast tracks Australia’s vaccine doses A letter has revealed the involvement of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in negotiations with Pfizer to try and fast track Australia’s supply of vaccine doses.
News & Views 15 prestigious Australians & Americans apparently embody the spirit of mateship. They’re all men. The US/Australian Patrons of Mateship is a public diplomacy initiative by the Embassy of Australian in Washington DC. 15 men embody the spirit of mateship.
Advice Five lessons on decision-making from the Labor leadership spill Last week’s Labor leadership change has thrown light on some of the key behavioural biases at play in decision-making.
News & Views Gillard didn’t lose ‘because she’s a woman’: Reactions from Eva Cox, Maxine McKew and others Kevin Rudd has completed one the great political comebacks in Australian history by reclaiming the prime ministership from Julia Gillard in a party room vote in Canberra tonight, 57 votes to 45.
Ed's Blog Julia Gillard’s great career lesson for women: Resilience Julia Gillard is seriously tough.
Ed's Blog Get your hand up for an opportunity – just be ready for the added scrutiny Labor’s new deputy leader in the senate, Senator Jacinta Collins, is an example of a woman who knows an opportunity when she sees one and the need to put her hand up to grab it.
News & Views Thank god (or whatever deity you believe in) that’s over One result of the weekend’s election is that lots of lefties seem to be very angry with Tony Abbott, the Liberal party and those who voted for them – in that order.
Ed's Blog And the winner is… Tony Abbott is set to become Australia’s next Prime Minister after leading the Coalition to a resounding victory at the ballot box.
Advice Why it was critical for Gillard’s female ministers to stay on News that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s front bench is set to contain a record number of women is welcome news.
Advice From adrenalin rush to speechless: the loss of the first female PM Three years and three days ago I spent a thrilling night on twitter following talk of a leadership spill.
