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December 2, 2022
Australia Liberals’ election review to back pipeline, not quotas, to attract women to party

A secret review into the Liberals’ disastrous election loss in May has ruled out formal quotas for the number of women MPs in federal parliament and instead recommends a British-style recruitment drive to improve the party’s gender balance.

September 2, 2022
Tasmanian parliamentary staff exposed to sexual harassment, abuse and degrading behaviour, review finds

Tasmanian ministerial and parliamentary staff are being subjected to degrading, belittling and abusive behaviour, including exposure of body parts and indecent phone calls, with MPs and managers the worst offenders, a review has found.

August 5, 2022
Australia: New First Nations female parliamentarians deliver powerful maiden speeches

Labor Senator for Victoria Jana Stewart made history by becoming the youngest First Nations woman elected to the Parliament, while Marion Scrymgour and Jacinta Price spoke of issues facing Territory communities.

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Australia: Quotas – the last straw or just the start?

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June 23, 2022

Australia: Quotas – the last straw or just the start?

In Australia, we have just elected an historic gender and ethnically diverse Federal parliament with women’s representation in the lower house at 38% and over 50% in the Senate.

In Australia, we have just elected an historic gender and ethnically diverse Federal parliament with women’s representation in the lower house at 38% and over 50% in the Senate.

A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard: Gloria Steinem on what feminism means today

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June 10, 2022

A Podcast of One's Own with Julia Gillard: Gloria Steinem on what feminism means today

Julia is joined by feminist icon Gloria Steinem. Gloria has been at the vanguard of the women’s rights movement and has been questioning the status quo and pushing against the patriarchy for almost 60 years.

Julia is joined by feminist icon Gloria Steinem. Gloria has been at the vanguard of the women’s rights movement and has been questioning the status quo and pushing against the patriarchy for almost 60 years.

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Theresa May & Julia Gillard: In Conversation for International Women's Day

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June 10, 2022

Theresa May & Julia Gillard: In Conversation for International Women's Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day, former Prime Minister of Australia and Chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL), Julia Gill

To celebrate International Women’s Day, former Prime Minister of Australia and Chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL), Julia Gill

June 10, 2022
More women and more diversity in new Australian parliament

All 151 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 of the 76 Senate seats were up for reelection in the recent Australian parliament elections. The Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese, beat the incumbent Liberal/National coalition government.