You’ve got to hand it to Tony Abbott. The former Prime Minister is taking his position as the government’s unofficial chief disrupter very seriously. Just last night in the company of Alan…
Quentin Bryce on the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation (that she wished need not exist)
After a successful launch at Old Parliament House last night, we’re delighted to announce that we at the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation have flung open our doors and we’re ready to get down to w…
Gladys Berejiklian joins Business Events Sydney as Patron of Ambassadors
The NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will join Business Events Sydney as Patron of their Ambassador Program which seeks to boost the city’s profile on the world stage by securing prestigious globa…
An obituary for Fiona Richardson from a friend & colleague she inspired.
NO. This cannot be happening. Fiona Richardson has passed. Fiona was 50. She was magnificent and profoundly important to making the world a better place for all. 24 hours can be a long time. Nineteen …
Further proof the Liberal Party’s problem with women is diabolical.
If Nick Greiner had been looking for something tangible to back up his assessment yesterday that the Liberal Party has a problem with women, he didn’t need to look far. According to an exclusive BuzzF…
The glass cliff claims another casualty: Was Theresa May destined to fail?
Last year Theresa May was hardly a household name outside Britain. She was a longtime Tory minister but right up until the moment she was catapulted into Number 10 Downing Street, after the shock Brex…
Women in public life: Is it getting tougher in Australia?
Demonstrably women in senior positions are held to higher standards and subjected to a more muscular critique than their male counterparts. The higher the post, the fewer the women: so every aspect of…
What’s the deal with economic leadership and women in Australia?
Australia’s economic record is a world beater. Not fantastic but outstanding. While all around have succumbed to the flood at some point in the last quarter century Australia alone has kept its nostri…
Moves to dump Kelly O’Dwyer the week after she gives birth? A new low from the Liberal Party.
Less than two weeks ago the Liberal member for Higgins, Kelly O’Dwyer, gave birth to her second child, a baby boy called Edward. Eight days later reports surfaced that her seat is under threat. …
Childcare, combining Canberra with family & women in politics: An interview with Simon Birmingham
Last Thursday I had the opportunity to sit down with Simon Birmingham, the Federal Minister for Training and Education. The minister was in Sydney and wanted to discuss the childcare reform that the g…
