Work
A new direction for New Start: increasing the weekly allowance
There’s been a lot of changes in the world over the past 25 years, none greater than the cost of......
Minimum wage is the minimum expectation
The minimum wage currently sits at $18.93 an hour. Opposition leader, Bill Shorten, is looking to raise this wage to......
Gender equity in top positions still a long way off
New research shows it could take over 80 years for us to see and equal number of men and women......
Bangladesh and Vietnam: fashion industry workers have no money to survive
A confined single room measuring less than nine square metres in Bangladesh shelters Chameli, her husband and their three daughters......
Ita Buttrose becomes second ever female chair of the ABC
Media veteran Ita Buttrose has become the second ever female chair of the ABC. This appointment has come after the......
Tumblr ‘adult content’ ban threatens online communities
Porn is everywhere! With the simple click of a mouse. But online community platforms for people working in the sex......
Future focus: How will we work and learn?
Technology is likely to have a huge impact on most aspects of our lives. From work and study, to where and......
How the superannuation system disadvantages women
The Labor Party announced a series of changes it would make to the superannuation system to make it fairer for......
Lack of job diversity keeping rural women from returning home
New research shows just how attached country people are to their hometowns. Researchers from the University of Western Sydney interviewed......
Women in Politics Still the Butt of Sexual Misconduct
This week’s stoush between Greens senator Sarah Hanson-young and Liberal Democrat senator David Lejonhelm shows that parliamentary misconduct is an......