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Who is Jacinta Allan, Victoria's new premier and Daniel Andrews's successor?
September 27, 2023
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Read More SharePaid Superannuation on Parental Leave
September 01, 2023
Our CEO, Pamela Anderson appeared on The Project to talk about Paid superannuation on Parental Leave.
Read More ShareEmpowering pharmacies to prescribe abortion pill ‘worth exploring’: Emily’s List
July 14, 2023
An influential group of female Labor members is calling on the government to consider further broadening access to the abortion pill and allowing pharmacists to prescribe it without a script from a doctor or...
Read More ShareMore than half of Labor candidates in the Victorian election are women
September 20, 2022
More than half of Labor Party candidates at the Victorian election will be women, while just over a third of would-be Liberal MPs will be female after internal debate in the party about the...
Read More ShareWomen who made abortion legal in Australia say now is the time for further reform
July 04, 2022
The architects of the first law to decriminalise abortion in Australia say the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US was a huge setback for reproductive rights, and further changes are needed at home to better...
Read More ShareWhy They 'March4Justice' Against Gendered Violence
March 05, 2022
Gendered violence has been a systemic issue across Australia for too long. Thousands of women, men and children attended rallies across Australia on Feb. 27 to protest gendered violence. March4Justice, the grassroots organisation behind...
Read More ShareCoalition can't 'cherry pick' safety fixes
December 03, 2021
Labor women's group Emily's List wants to see the opposition commit to Ms Jenkins' proposals as soon as possible. "It's a shocking report, but it's unsurprising to everyone that I know," national co-convenor Leigh...
Read More ShareViolence against women is a barrier to women entering Australian Politics: Julia Gillard Next Generation Intern Report
August 12, 2021
Violence against women is a barrier to women entering Australian Politics The recent revelations of sexual harassment and assault within Parliament House in Canberra has exposed political organisations as unsafe workplaces, where violence against women...
Read More ShareCultural change takes time - our work is not done.
April 28, 2021
Paul Keating backed in the formation of EMILY's List Australia as Prime Minister. It was hard to dismiss the logic of Joan Kirner and the other women who identified the need to break the bias...
Read More ShareThe Liberals’ problem with women is simple: the men block their path
March 28, 2021
"The ALP has used the wildly successful Emily’s List since 1996 to inject political smarts into generations of Labor women and provide vital mentoring. The Liberals have nothing similar." Jon Faine
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