News & Views China, Solomon Islands & Ukraine: Where Marise Payne and Penny Wong stand ahead of debate Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will face off at the National Press Club on Friday.
Politics Minister for Women, where are you? Payne rejects debate on women ahead of the election Plibersek & Waters came back within hours to confirm their participation and flexibility with timing. Marise Payne was a hard ‘no’.
News & Views Stop claiming gender pay gap credit when you’ve done nothing to narrow it The Morrison Government loves to cite the gender pay gap figures, but it can’t claim responsibility for the progree made.
News & Views ‘Shameful dereliction of duty’: The leaders who failed women and girls in Glasgow In light of COP26, there can be no conversation about gender equality in Australia without discussing climate change.
News & Views Pressed at Senate estimates, Morrison Government reveals the promises they made to women are smoke and mirrors For those wondering what became of all those big promises Scott Morrison made to women earlier this year. The short answer is: not much.
News & Views Government seeks feedback for Workplace Gender Equality Act review The Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 will be subject to a review led by a team from the department of the prime minister and cabinet.
News & Views How seriously is the Morrison government taking women’s economic security? Not very. Neither Jane Hume nor Marise Payne would respond to whether women’s economic security was on the agenda at the July 9th National Cabinet meeting.
News & Views Elsewhere, leaders unveil gender-balanced cabinets. Not in Australia. Remember when Justin Trudeau declared “because it’s 2015” on announcing. his gender-balanced Cabinet? This week, Australia got something else
News & Views What is the point of a Minister for Women in a Morrison Government? If women in the Liberal Party can’t speak freely, what is the point of a Minister for Women in a Morrison government?
News & Views Thirteen Australian women subjected to invasive strip search at Doha Airport after premature baby found When a premature baby was found in a toilet cubicle at Doha Airport early in October, the response from airport officials was startling.
News & Views Minister for Women Marise Payne claims the federal budget does not prioritise men over women Fronting Senate Estimates on Monday, Senator Payne, Minister for Women, rejected the assertion that the federal budget had not done enough for Australian women.
News & Views Australian news anchor, Cheng Lei detained in Beijing in ‘highly sensitive’ case Cheng Lei kept a detailed, online diary account of China’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic; her perspective often fiercely critical of the government.