Ed's Blog A wrap up from last night’s Q&A Did you watch Q&A on the ABC last night? If not, count yourself lucky.
News & Views Nicola Roxon’s advice for Tony Abbott Tony Abbott is no doubt enjoying former minister Nicola Roxon’s blast against her old political boss Kevin Rudd.
News & Views Julia Gillard: Knitting shows another side of me Julia Gillard’s push for the women’s vote has been ramped up again with a photograph of the prime minister knitting in an armchair released by the Australian Women’s Weekly today.
News & Views A timeline of Australia’s first female Prime Minister When Julia Gillard became Australia’s first female prime minister in 2010 it seemed as though the country had smashed through the ultimate glass ceiling.
News & Views Being told to ‘calm down’: How should you respond? There is nothing more infuriating than being told to ‘calm down’.
News & Views How Kevin Rudd will continue campaign for the female vote Labor women’s group EMILY’s List will double down in its bid to hold on to the female vote after the dumping of Julia Gillard, as Labor strategists look to cover all bases to steal victory from under Tony Abbott’s nose on election day.
News & Views Australia’s new female-lite frontbench The hapless Sophie Mirabella has brought double trouble for her friend Tony Abbott.
News & Views Abbott delivers voters what he promised: a dearth of women The angst over the lack of women in Tony Abbott’s cabinet is one of the more perplexing political reactions of recent years.
Ed's Blog The marginalization of middle class men like Tony Abbott & Andrew Bolt A President-elect who is a billionaire, in part due to inheriting a vast estate from his father, cast as the champion of the working class: the anti-establishment.
Ed's Blog Is this the winning compromise on paid parental leave? The government is looking at boosting paid parental leave from 18 to 20 weeks.
News & Views Joe Hockey & Tony Abbott divided on tampon tax Treasurer Joe Hockey has always been wary of going on Q&A.