Like the budget before it, the 2021-22 Budget held out the promise of structural reform to address gender equality. Disappointedly, it delivered yet another missed opportunity for...
By Trish Bergin
Will this budget reflect a government representing the needs of all Australians?
Déjà vu or “haven’t we heard this all before” lurks distinctly as we approach next week’s budget. Last year we wrote in this Public Service Informant of hopeful signs with the Treasurer hinting at...
Share the care to share the benefits and power
Struggling to get his head around Brittany Higgins’ explosive allegation of being raped in Parliament house, the Prime Minister drew on the ‘clarifying’ advice of his wife Jenny: “You have to...
Processing power through partnership and collaboration
The contrasting models of demagoguery and democracy flared spectacularly over the Australian summer as the world witnessed the frenzied dying days of the Trump Presidency as it gave way to an...
It’s time to take stock of sexual harassment in Parliament
The recent ABC Four Corners program (Inside the Canberra Bubble) about sexist conduct in Federal Parliament and the potentially exploitative power imbalance between parliamentarians and staffers...
COVID’s toll on women – why Australia needs a Gender Impact Statement
In a sea of red ink and a carnage of numbers, the Treasurer Josh Frydenberg stood to outline his July Economic and Fiscal Update to the National Press Club on 24 July 2020. Australia had been rocked...
After COVID: A brave new world or snap back?
The Australian Senate met late into the night on Wednesday last week to pass the $130 billion JobKeeper payment. This takes the Federal Government’s overall fiscal injection to over $300bn to combat...