The Governor-General, the Prime Minister and the Monarch
The Governor-General, the Prime Minister and the Monarch - October 2011

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  • Obama pressed to step aside for Hillary Clinton
    22 November 2011 | 12:15 pm

    An extraordinary appeal from Democratic Party pollster Patrick Caddell that in order to government effectively President Obama needs to announce he will not run in 2012 so that Hillary Clinton can unite the country as no one else seems able to do to. Read the article

  • Amnesia clouds Ms. 40th birthday
    7 November 2011 | 11:53 am

     

     

    Ms. Magazine offices 1972

     

    There is something missing from this glowing self-congratulatory history of the 40 years of Ms. magazine. What could it be?

  • A beautiful tribute to Diana Gribble by Hilary McPhee
    10 October 2011 | 2:35 pm

    The two women who founded the groundbreaking publishing firm McPheeGribble found their friendship tested to breaking point after the recession of the early 199s forced them to sell their company to Penguin. After Di’s death last week, Hilary reflects on her friend and former partner in publishing.

    http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3343448.html

  • Cracking the perspex ceiling
    14 August 2011 | 1:23 pm

    Time we had this discussion.  Read article

  • The eternal dilemma: combining motherhood and work
    6 May 2011 | 1:23 pm

    Why it’s (still) so hard and what some women in the US are doing to address the dilemma.  Practical solutions

  • These are NOT the women we want – and fortunately US voters agreed
    15 November 2010 | 7:54 am

    These three ego-tripping former businesswomen spent millions of their own money on their unsuccessful quests for public office in the recent US elections. Instead, argued Gail Sheehy, they could have pledged that money to education or other forms of giving to make America a better place for the millions living in poverty and without hope. [...]

  • Finally, a special TED on/for women
    9 November 2010 | 12:08 pm

    See TEDWomen in Washington DC in December

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Gambling industry v the federal government

My column today in Sydney Morning Herald on how the gambling industry forced Prime Minister Gillard’s hand on the poker machine reform in a campaign involving Karl Bitar, the former national secretary of the ALP, and formerly one of Gillard’s closest advisors.  Read the article

Can anyone be a feminist? No.

My column in today’s Sunday Age where I argue you need to sign onto certain principle in order to be considered a feminist. Being “pro-life” is not an option.  Read the article

How to get a free university education

My column in today’s Sydney Morning Herald examines an anomaly in the student loan system that enables well-off graduates to avoid repaying their debt. Read the article

 

 

Silence Like A Cancer Grows

Read my latest column in the Sydney Morning Herald about the the sound of silence on the US primary election campaign trail.

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The paradox of our Prime Minister

My latest article in the Sydney Morning Herald looks at how Julia Gillard’s assets are not being conveyed to the voting public.  Read the article

Women in combat in the Australian Defence Forces

My latest article in The Monthly looks at women already fighting on the front line.  Read article

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