News & Views NSW healthcare students can now receive $12,000 in subsidies The NSW government is offering $12,000 worth of subsidies to healthcare students in NSW in an effort to rebuild an overworked and understaffed system.
sport Equal pay commitments set for women’s sport in NSW, lead by female advocates Groundbreaking changes for equal pay in women’s sports are happening in New South Wales, with two women advocates leading the fight.
News & Views The five wins for women in the 2023-24 NSW state budget Women in New South Wales are considered “winners” in the 2023-2024 state budget, released by Treasurer Daniel Mookhey today.
Local Support for First Nations women’s economic participation identified in new report The NSW gov. has identified specific barriers to economic participation experienced by First Nations women with the launch of a new report.
Local NSW government opens four new programs to support startup diversity and social impact The NSW government is opening four pre-accelerator programs to support founders from diverse backgrounds and increase social impact startups.
Appointments Homelessness NSW CEO Trina Jones appointed NSW’s first Rental Commissioner Former Homelessness NSW CEO Trina Jones has been appointed the inaugural NSW Rental Commissioner. She’ll begin the role on 7 August.
Politics Rose Jackson on carrying the “weight of responsibility” with NSW’s homelessness crisis NSW Housing Minister, Rose Jackson says the state’s homelessness crisis — with women 55 and over most vulnerable–keeps her up at night.
Health ‘We’re going to discuss this’: Bronnie Taylor on putting women’s health on the NSW agenda Bronnie Taylor might be the most senior woman in the NSW government right now, but she never had ambitions for politics.
News & Views NSW unemployment rate for women falls to lowest level in years The unemployment rate for women in NSW has shrunk to its lowest level since monthly records began in 1978.
News & Views Women in NSW may soon be able to check if their partner has a history of domestic violence People in NSW will soon be able to check if their partner has a history of domestic violence, as part of a new disclosure scheme.
News & Views Hannah Tonkin appointed NSW’s first women’s safety commissioner Former United Nations human rights lawyer Hannah Tonkin has been appointed as NSW’s first women’s safety commissioner.
News & Views The Liberal Party’s most senior woman in NSW parliament loses preselection The Liberal Party’s most senior woman in NSW parliament, Natalie Ward, has failed to win preselection for the northern Sydney seat of Davidson.