Ed's Blog Scott Morrison’s time in the sun is over, thanks to women Scott Morrison is finding it increasingly difficult to worm his way around a firestorm of toxic allegations against himself & his government.
News & Views Cabinet minister ‘categorically’ denies historical rape allegation: Morrison Scott Morrison has said the cabinet minister accused of historical rape denies the allegation “categorically”.
News & Views Getting the first woman to the moon by 2024 needs diversity: NASA’s Dr Christyl Johnson NASA’s Dr Christyl Johnson has told a Sydney audience of startups, investors and innovators about the power of diversity in innovation
News & Views We need to put money into promoting women in STEM: Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Turnbull has declared the slow page of women studying computer science engineering is a “big conundrum” facing Australia.
News & Views A tale of male politicians so desperate they will blow up their own party Many male politicians are throwing their toys out of the cot. When the entitled feel their grip on power is slipping they come out swinging.
News & Views ‘Respect for women in politics is years behind’:Julia Banks quits the Liberal Party The Morrison government has been dealt a critical blow this morning, after influential MP Julia Banks quit the Liberal Party in favour of the crossbench.
News & Views ‘Parliament is decades out of date & too blokey’: Malcolm Turnbull on Q&A The former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull spent an hour on ABC’s Q&A program on Thursday & said parliament is very blokey and decades out of date.
News & Views Charlie Sheen on tour: Have we forgotten heinous domestic assault charges? The government approved Charlie Sheen’s publicity tour despite 20 years of domestic assault charges. Are we turning a blind eye to celebrity perpetrators?
Politics ‘We are tarred with her brush’: A gaggle of men at the top will always trump a woman in power ABC Chairman Justin Milne–under pressure from the Turnbull Government– had his sights set not only on Guthrie but economics correspondent, Emma Alberici.
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.
Politics Children self harm on Nauru as NZ urges Australia to reconsider resettlement offer While Australians wake up to yet another leadership coup ignited by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, children on Nauru are committing despairing acts of self harm.
News & Views Bushfires and drought, but Canberra just had another (failed) leadership spill It was on, again.