Let’s stop the gender wars. Women do not hold the sole responsibility to have children. It takes two to make a baby and it takes a village to raise a child – so why doesn’t government and workplace po…
Tony Abbott wants middle-class women to have more children
On Sunday morning I woke up feeling rather rough. A week earlier I’d been struck down with a solid virus (not of the corona-variety) and the effects still lingered. In a bid to distract myself f…
‘The kids are smarter than us’: Zali Steggall calls for immediate action on climate change
With pointed, Thatcheresque precision, Member for Warringah and Independent MP Zali Steggall today made her first speech before a conservative-dominated parliament, calling on them to take action on c…
Why Zali Steggall is taking on Tony Abbott
The Federal election is yet to be called but the battle for the seat of Warringah, in Sydney’s northern beaches, began in earnest months ago. The incumbent is the former Prime Minister Tony Abbott who…
Zali Steggall: The Olympian turned barrister taking on Tony Abbott
Zali Steggall has announced she’ll run as an independent for the blue-ribbon seat of Warringah in Sydney’s north, taking on former Prime Minister Tony Abbott in the process. We profiled St…
It’s time to stop pressing on the Australia Day ‘bruise’: Susan Moylan-Coombs
Susan Moylan-Coombs has officially launched her campaign to run as an independent in the seat of Warringah at the next Federal Election, taking on Tony Abbott in the process. She not only wants to re…
The 10 most unwanted ‘hard right’ politicians in Australia: GetUp Survey
Peter Dutton leads the list of unwanted “hard right” politicians, followed by Tony Abbott, according to a poll by GetUp last week. The activist group put out the call to supporters to list…
Susan Moylan-Coombs is ready to take on Tony Abbott for his seat of Warringah
Susan Moylan-Coombs has become the first person to officially put their hand up to run as an independent against Tony Abbott in the seat of Warringah in Sydney’s north. And she not only wants to…
Julia Gillard’s portrait unveiled to stand out in line of men
It’s taken five years and been put off a number of times, but Australia’s first female prime minister Julia Gillard has had her official portrait unveiled in Canberra today. And, hanging a…
Jane Caro considering running for Tony Abbott’s seat following Wentworth swing
It happened in a different seat, but former PM Tony Abbott might be feeling just a little bit nervous about the massive swing against the government towards independent Dr Kerryn Phelps in the Wentwor…
