In this month’s release: latest National Drug Strategy Household Survey, women’s experiences with the health system and the latest scam/fraud data. Read more...
A by-election for the electoral division of Cook will take place on Saturday 13 April 2024. This will fill the vacancy created when former Prime Minister Scott Morrison resigned from Parliament on 27 February 2024. Read more...
This FlagPost provides an update on key pieces of expected media regulation and reform expected in 2024. Read more...
The United Nation’s theme for International Women’s Day is ‘Count her in: Invest in women. Accelerate progress’. This theme focuses on strengthening women’s economic inclusion through providing the tools and opportunities to participate in economic decision-making. Women’s economic empowerment assists to close gaps in pay, industry employment, occupation choices and transitional pathways, while their higher workforce participation generally leads to better health, education, and political outcomes. This article summarises key employment and business statistics for women (15 to 64 years unless otherwise noted), their involvement in agriculture, he... Read more...
On 6 March 2024 Senator Penny Wong becomes the longest serving female Cabinet Minister. Her cumulative 2,769 days in Cabinet (over 7 and a half years from 2007–13 and 2022 onwards) sees her overtake fellow South Australian Amanda Vanstone (who served from 1996–7 and 2001–7). Upon such a notable achievement, this Flagpost article reflects on the broader history of women in Cabinet and highlights their important and varied contributions. Read more...
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