News & Views Male MPs kicked out 109 times during Question Time There were 33 MPs kicked out of the House of Representatives during Question Time since July 2022 – and 29 of them were male parliamentarians.
News & Views Parliament House lit up in orange to mark 16 days of activism against gender-based violence Parliament House was lit up in bright orange on Monday night to mark the UN’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.
News & Views Why this group of refugee women walked 650km to parliament house A group of 22 refugee women walked 650km from Immigration Minister Andrew Giles’ office in Victoria to Parliament House in Canberra.
Tech Parliament House celebrates female students’ work experience in male-dominated tech industry A Parliament House celebration is set to take place this month for a group of Canberra students who’ve excelled in a work experience program.
News & Views Proposed legislation will improve workplace behaviour in Parliament House A Bill to tackle workplace standards, bullying, harassment and sexual assault in Parliament House received cross-party support.
News & Views Proposed urgent changes to Australia’s consent laws will be heard in Senate inquiry this week A Senate inquiry for reforms of Australia’s national consent laws begins this week at Parliament House in Canberra.
News & Views The anti-coal fashion and statements of the Mid-Winter Ball At last night’s Midwinter Ball, Greens Senators making a statement with their opulent gowns emblazoned with strong environmental messages.
News & Views Brittany Higgins praises decision to introduce independent complaints mechanism in parliament The federal government will implement all ten recommendations of Stephanie Foster’s review and will establish an independent complaints body.
News & Views Brittany Higgins: The onus is on the government to show leadership & act Following her recent meeting with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Brittany Higgins has called on the federal government to “show leadership and act”.
News & Views More women in politics detail allegations of sexual harassment and bullying Senator Lidia Thorpe aired allegations of sexual harassment against four male parliamentarians, while WA MP Matthew Hughes faces allegations of bullying.
News & Views What you need to know about the Women’s #March4Justice On Monday, March 15th, thousands of people are planning to #March4Justice at a series of rallies being held around the country.
Life How to cope when sexual assault cases make headlines Since Brittany Higgins’ rape claim at Parliament House made headlines last month, I’ve been hyper aware of every #BreakingNews hashtag.