News & Views New parliamentary report recommends better support for unpaid carers A landmark report on the status of unpaid carers in Australia was released this morning and was be tabled in parliament today.
News & Views LGBTQIA+ discrimination is ‘endemic’ in religious schools and institutions, Equality Australia says A report from Equality Australia has concluded discrimination in religious schools against the LGBTQIA+ community is “endemic”.
Appointments Leonie McGregor appointed CEO of the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service The PWSS is an independent and confidential service to support everyone who works or volunteers in a Commonwealth Parliamentary workplace
Local Albo’s lukewarm stance on booze culture in parliament shows he’s thinking like a bloke not a leader Women in parliament still aren’t safe. Mandatory alcohol and drug testing isn’t the long-term fix, but it could be enough in the short term.
News & Views Male MPs kicked out 109 times during Question Time There were 33 MPs kicked out of the House of Representatives during Question Time since July 2022 – and 29 of them were male parliamentarians.
News & Views Youngest New Zealand MP in over 150 years delivers powerful first speech The youngest MP to be elected in Aotearoa/New Zealand Parliament in over 150 years had delivered her maiden speech.
News & Views ‘I will not be apologising’: Amy MacMahon banned from Queensland Parliament Queensland Greens MP Amy MacMahon said she is “making the most of her day” after she was banned from the Queensland parliament.
Women of Colour India passes bill reserving one third of parliament seats for women A bill was passed in India’s lower house of parliament, reserving one-third of seats in the lower house and state assemblies for women.
Local Sexual harassment is still very much alive in Parliament. More policy change is needed Monash University research share their findings examining the Victorian government’s trailblazing Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council (VSAC),
Politics Set the Standard and the new code of conduct in the Parliament For me, the opportunity for reform as stories emerged about the culture in Parliament, was not simply to make change in that workplace, but to make changes for workplaces around the country.
Climate How women collaborated to bring a ‘Charter for Change’ to Parliament House In the Members’ Hall last week, the WCC presented the Charter to 8 women MPs and senators from each of the major parties and independents.
News & Views New Zealand now has a majority of women in its parliament New Zealand has hit a gender equality milestone, with women making up the majority of its parliament for the first time.