Politics Politics is a ‘rough and tough game’, but women are more than cut out for it Liberal Ministers have dismissed claims that female members were bullied and intimidated during the leadership spill last week.
Politics Julie Bishop deserved so much more from the party she served loyally for decades Julie Bishop confirmed Sunday that she was resigning as Foreign Affairs Minister and would not serve in Scott Morrison’s Cabinet.
News & Views A female Liberal MP puts it perfectly: ‘I think people should stop thinking about themselves’ Is it even possible for politicians to stop thinking about themselves? If only. We’d be in a very different position today.
News & Views The lesson Australian leaders can learn from NZ’s PM Jacinda Ardern A couple of weeks after returning from parental leave, NZ PM Jacinda Ardern is proving there’s something very powerful in standing by your convictions.
News & Views Bushfires and drought, but Canberra just had another (failed) leadership spill It was on, again.
News & Views Bernard Keane: Media, misogyny and the Gillard years The press gallery will be happy: there’s been a leadership spill, a prime minister dumped, mass cabinet resignations, plenty of action.
News & Views Mad Men working style: Why we’re still failing to harness female talent Labor may have “ditched the witch”, but does the ejection of Julia Gillard from her seat of power close the book on the debate about sexism that she championed and the role of women in leadership? Our first female prime minister is gone, but the feminist challenges she raised, and the battles she fought, are far from forgotten.
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.
News & Views ‘It will be easier for the next woman’: Gillard’s farewell speech Julia GIllard’s farewell speech saw her outline her outline the key policy achievements she is most proud of, address what it meant to be Australia’s first female prime minister, and congratulate Kevin Rudd on winning the leadership.
