Climate Debate begins on climate bill as Greens and independents look to strengthen it Debate begun on Labor’s climate change bill on Wednesday morning, as the Greens and several independents look to strengthen it.
News & Views ‘Surreal in the best way possible’: Daughter of refugees Sally Sitou makes first speech to parliament Sally Sitou took her place in Parliament making her first speech on the 40th anniversary of her parents becoming Australian citizens.
News & Views Bridget Archer could cross the floor to support Labor’s climate bill and wants cooperation With just over a week until the new federal parliament sits for the first time, the government is looking to garner support for its climate change bill.
News & Views At just 27, Fatima Payman will be the first Afghan-Australian to enter federal parliament Fatima Payman has been elected to the senate, making history as the first Muslim woman who wears a hijab to sit in federal parliament.
News & Views Almost 60% of teachers say they want out. What is Labor going to do for an exhausted school sector? Schools barely rated a mention in the election campaign. But the incoming Albanese government faces a sector in crisis.
News & Views Who is Penny Wong? What to know about Australia’s new Foreign Minister Here’s what you should know about Senator Penny Wong, the woman now in charge of Australia’s approach to foreign affairs?
Climate On the Pacific, the new government must be bold and go big. Here’s how the repair work could begin To repair our relationship with the Pacific, the new government must make swift decisions addressing the climate emergency. But that’s just the starting point.
Politics The Northern Territory has a new Chief Minister. So who is Natasha Fyles? Natasha Fyles was elected the new Chief Minister of the Northern Territory late last week, replacing Michael Gunner.
News & Views Labor’s pledge to properly pay women and care workers is a start, but it won’t be easy Caring work hasn’t been properly valued for a century, in part because it is thought of as women’s work. Labor’s pledge to properly pay care workers is a start.
News & Views ‘Glass cliff candidates’: Most female candidates are running in unwinnable seats New analysis shows eighty per cent of the Coalition’s female candidates are running in seats they are unlikely to win.
News & Views Fair Work could order pay rises for female dominated workforces, Labor pledges Gender pay equity would become an objective of the Fair Work Act under a Labor government, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese announced yesterday.
News & Views Close the gender pay gap? Start by paying workers in female-dominated industries more. Labor and The Greens reveal their plans The Greens have announced a new plan to close the gender pay gap in Australia by paying workers in female dominated industries more.