Missing Gladys already
Premier Berejiklian has stepped down while the investigation by ICAC takes place into the seedy behaviour of her erstwhile manfriend, Daryl Maguire. She should not have indulged him but we …
[email protected] and the summit
Some men don’t just think they own women. On average men kill one woman every week and many more men hurt and terrorise women.
On this day…. Janine Haines
On 18 August 1986, Janine Haines became the leader of the Australian Democrats and Australia’s first female party leader. Janine Carter, later Haines, was born in Tanunda, South Australia, on …
Super scandal
Now we have the figures. In 2020 >3 million people withdrew $36.4 billion from their superannuation accounts. No doubt it was a popular life-saver for almost ten per cent of …
Case against the ABC averted but problem not solved
Christian Porter has ended his defamation case against Louise Milligan and the ABC. It seems that both sides are claiming the agreed statement as a victory and, since the ABC …
Budget: does this year’s ‘women’s budget’ live up to its hype?
This is the budget that rage built, and it will slowly start to chip away at gender inequality but it’s not doing much for the gender pay gap or the …
$1.7 billion childcare spend but is it as good as it seems?
Researchers at the Grattan Institute say this will help some families but not improve affordability for most and, as always, it’s complicated. The $1.7 billion is over three years – a 6% …
Increase the minimum wage in female-dominated awards and raise the wages of the lowest earners in the workforce, the majority being women.
Holgate: A gender issue? Absolutely.
Bullied out of her job, humiliated and unlawfully stood down, Christine Holdgate deserves justice. As everyone knows, Scott Morrison directed that she stand down – one of the most public, …
Why we need a feminist foreign policy Australia is still a long way from having equal representation in the Parliament and this matters because the evidence shows that increased female …
