News & Views NSW has elected a government that has women at its centre The NSW election was a win for women, with Labor’s women candidates making up the majority of new MPs in the new government.
Politics Meet the women leading NSW Labor’s upper house ticket Courtney Houssos and Rose Jackson, both members of Labor’s Shadow Cabinet (and both working mums with small children) will lead the Labor’s Upper House ticket.
News & Views Women in the Labor party are leading the way in increasing Indigenous representation 11 Indigenous representatives are now in federal parliament, most of them women. The Labor party is doing far better than the Liberals.
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.