News & Views Could the Morrison government’s response to sexual assault claims cost it the next election? As women protest around the country, there could also be a protest vote against the Liberal Party at the next election.
News & Views The cashless debit card trial will run for another two years despite lack of evidence it works The Morrison government’s cashless debit card was extended for a further two years last week, after Senator Stirling Griff abstained from voting.
News & Views Who’s really behaving badly? Confronting Australia’s cashless welfare card Senators have granted a two-year extension to the cashless welfare card program for which there is little supporting evidence.
News & Views Government’s cashless debit card scheme passes through Lower House by one vote The government’s cashless debit card scheme expansion plan will now go to the Senate, where the vote will likely come down to the crossbench.
News & Views Helen Haines introduces bill for a federal integrity commission, after delays from government Independent MP Helen Haines introduced a private members’ bill for a federal integrity commission on Monday morning.
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 Budget fails women trying to escape violence The Morrison Government has committed *zero* dollars of new funding for the specialist domestic violence services that so many rely on.
News & Views It’s a man’s (pandemic) world: how policies compound the pain for women in the age of COVID-19 Only one in four members of the Morrison government are women, so it’s little wonder their policies for COVID recovery has all been “men first”.
News & Views The Morrison Government says it needs ‘new ideas’ on DV? Start by addressing the dangerous language We don’t need ‘new idea’s. The experts have been trumpeting them for years. What we need is an end to the dangerous language and the ideas that cover up the real issue.