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May 2013 (1)
- 05: The courage to take a stand (0)
March 2013 (6)
- 30: High tide for women ministers (0)
- 22: Judgment of history will be kinder to PM than TV news cycle (3)
- 16: It’s a woman’s right to choose, not a man’s to try to control (20)
- 11: Anne Summers Reports #2 (0)
- 08: This women’s day remember fallen in domestic wars (1)
- 02: PM’s critics make a mockery of political debate (29)
February 2013 (2)
- 24: Why only half of us can have it all (5)
- 01: New criteria for Australia Day awards are in order (1)
January 2013 (3)
- 13: Mastering the headline act once the papers’ ink dries up (1)
- 09: TEDxSouthBankWomen (0)
- 06: Gender pay gap still a disgrace (15)
December 2012 (3)
- 17: Savvy Gillard nets the influential (3)
- 14: Wintour of our discontent (0)
- 04: Anne Summers Reports (2)
November 2012 (1)
- 04: The operation that made me a criminal (3)
October 2012 (2)
- 20: Painful, impractical, and perverse: the shoes designed to bring women to heel (0)
- 10: Gone is the turned cheek: Gillard as we’ve rarely seen her (0)
September 2012 (7)
- 26: Gillard abuse: political satire or sexual degradation? (2)
- 25: Cool, calm, elected: my profile of Tanya Plibersek (2)
- 06: My Speech: Her Rights at Work. The Political Persecution of Australia’s First Female Prime Minister (43)
- 02: My tribute to Helen Gurley Brown (0)
- 02: In case you still have not read it: Anne-Marie Slaughter’s controversial article on why she thinks women can’t “have it all” (0)
- 02: Not a good week for women in Australia (0)
- 02: Deafening silence around sexual vilification of Australia’s first female prime minister (6)
July 2012 (2)
- 16: An Impossible Conversation (0)
- 10: A powerful biography of Lyndon Johnson (0)
June 2012 (1)
- 15: Obama woos rich celebs to fund re-election campaign (0)
March 2012 (2)
- 15: Maureen Dowd on the Republican Party’s war against women (0)
- 14: The Defence Minister’s lonely stand in defence of women in the military (1)
February 2012 (1)
- 26: Gillard and the gender issue (1)
January 2012 (4)
- 28: Gambling industry v the federal government (0)
- 22: Can anyone be a feminist? No. (2)
- 21: How to get a free university education (0)
- 17: Silence Like A Cancer Grows (1)
December 2011 (2)
- 10: The paradox of our Prime Minister (1)
- 01: Women in combat in the Australian Defence Forces (0)
November 2011 (5)
- 23: A Tale of Two Profiles (0)
- 23: Tony Abbott’s big bad black hole (0)
- 22: Obama pressed to step aside for Hillary Clinton (0)
- 07: Prizing Women’s Words: My little speech to launch the Stella (0)
- 07: Amnesia clouds Ms. 40th birthday (1)
October 2011 (5)
- 27: Watch me on QandA (0)
- 19: Can we ever agree? (0)
- 10: A beautiful tribute to Diana Gribble by Hilary McPhee (0)
- 10: My response to Andrew Bolt (4)
- 07: Women win Nobel Peace prize (0)
August 2011 (1)
- 14: Cracking the perspex ceiling (0)
May 2011 (3)
- 15: Australian Women on the Verge (1)
- 06: The eternal dilemma: combining motherhood and work (0)
- 06: My recent TV interview at Strathcona Girls School (0)
February 2011 (4)
- 19: Julia the fixer eases into the top job (4)
- 14: Finally… (1)
- 02: The Stampees (with a Governor and a Premier) (0)
- 02: Why do we judge female politicians so harshly? (0)
January 2011 (2)
- 21: The Stamp (1)
- 06: Australia finally has a national paid parental leave scheme (1)
December 2010 (3)
- 19: Government no longer leading on women’s employment (0)
- 05: Words Working 4 Women (2)
- 05: Congratulations to Leigh Sales (0)
November 2010 (3)
- 19: Save The 7.30 Report (3)
- 15: These are NOT the women we want – and fortunately US voters agreed (0)
- 09: Finally, a special TED on/for women (1)
October 2010 (3)
- 28: Women going backwards on Wall Street – and everywhere (1)
- 24: Women’s Leadership Institute Australia (0)
- 23: Keating and the arts (0)
September 2010 (3)
- 20: Has feminism failed? What a stupid question! (3)
- 05: Pitfalls of previous women political leaders (0)
- 02: US women: time to end sexist media portray of women in politics (0)
August 2010 (2)
- 19: Will women deliver victory to Gillard? (0)
- 03: The Lost Mother short-listed for the Age Book of the Year (0)
July 2010 (1)
- 06: Special measures to promote women’s employment are NOT in breach of the Sex Discrimination Act (0)
June 2010 (3)
- 28: The Ability to Connect (0)
- 25: Historic moment, but barriers remain for half the population (1)
- 01: Shifting Power: We changed the world, now what’s different? (2)
May 2010 (4)
- 27: Janet Albrechtson’s low blow (0)
- 25: with Shirley Walker on The Conversation Hour (0)
- 25: The great child care betrayal (0)
- 08: The Pill turns 50 – reflections on how it changed everything (2)
April 2010 (9)
- 30: The Lost Mother, now in paperback (6)
- 30: Gender Equity Stats (0)
- 24: The sad saga of a hypersexualised culture’s impact on girls and young women (0)
- 17: We need to talk about America (2)
- 14: A wonderful BBC archive on the second wave (0)
- 13: Nina Funnell on young feminists (0)
- 04: The President takes the picture (0)
- 04: Does Wall Street need an estrogen injection? (0)
- 02: Tony Abbott fancies himself as Winston Churhcill (0)
March 2010 (6)
- 26: Ayaan Ali Hirsi, Ariel Levy and Anne Summers (1)
- 26: Kristina Kenneally is charming NSW voters (0)
- 22: Yes he could. The US gets health insurance! (0)
- 19: If the US gets health insurance, it will be due to Nancy Pelosi (0)
- 14: My article on Germaine Greer goes global (1)
- 07: Liberty belle (10)
February 2010 (3)
- 21: High praise for ‘On Luck’ (1)
- 21: Is the federal government retreating from women’s equality? (0)
- 14: EOWA Consultation Report Released (0)
January 2010 (2)
- 26: A brave Australian woman in Haiti (0)
- 04: Tina Brown’s 10 things to stop bitching about (4)
December 2009 (8)
- 26: Yes we can… but so far, Obama hasn’t (9)
- 14: The Lost Mother a recommended “Summer Read” in Victoria (3)
- 11: War and Peace in Oslo (1)
- 11: Australian Securities Exchange introduces gender reporting (0)
- 11: French government legislates to require 50 per cent women on boards (4)
- 10: Not forgetting women at Copenhagen (4)
- 09: “On Luck” in On-nibus, a Christmas bargain (0)
- 01: Read my latest article in The Age: the Mike Rann “affair” (0)
November 2009 (3)
- 29: Recent Speeches (0)
- 25: President Barack Obama’s Thanksgiving Message (0)
- 05: Pay justice for women in refuges and other community organisations (0)
October 2009 (8)
- 25: Vatican respects nuns, not! (0)
- 23: Another way to read Obama (0)
- 16: Arianna: why Joe Biden should resign (0)
- 14: Tina Brown on the new Hillary Clinton (0)
- 10: Praise for Serious Women’s Business Conference (0)
- 10: Obama ‘humbled’ by Nobel Peace Prize (0)
- 05: Bernhard Schlink is reading Ducks on the Pond (0)
- 02: 25th anniversary of the Sex Discrimination Act (0)
September 2009 (6)
- 29: Wartime Soldier, Conflicted Mom (0)
- 25: From Victorian Parliament Hansard 17 September 2009 (0)
- 23: Time for women’s workforce status to improve (0)
- 10: Time for affirmative action (0)
- 06: My appearance on Q&A 3 September (0)
- 01: Hillary Clinton resets US foreign policy (0)
August 2009 (8)
- 29: Jenny Hogan’s blog (0)
- 28: My Teddy Kennedy moment (1)
- 27: Young couple charged under Crimes Act for having an abortion (0)
- 26: Unequal pay debate rages (3)
- 20: The Women’s Crusade (0)
- 12: Launch(es) of The Lost Mother (0)
- 05: Death of Australia’s first woman archivist (0)
- 03: Damned Whores and Football Wives (0)
July 2009 (8)
- 31: Portrait of a missing mother (0)
- 26: Of Mothers and their Daughters (0)
- 24: Obama stands by his criticism (0)
- 24: An amazing Greenpeace action before your very eyes (0)
- 23: Hillary Clinton in Thailand (0)
- 23: How not to dress for the office (0)
- 16: A Young Antipodean View of American Feminism Today (1)
- 13: Review of The Lost Mother (0)
June 2009 (2)
- 21: Baby bouncers have much to learn about equality (0)
- 13: A desperation in New York I have not seen before (2)
May 2009 (4)
- 12: The art of Mary Alice Evatt (1)
- 11: Prime Minister announces Paid Parental Leave (0)
- 11: Sex Discrimination Commissioner welcomes Paid Parental Leave Scheme (0)
- 10: Government announces paid maternity leave on Mother’s Day (1)
April 2009 (3)
- 15: NSW forum on decriminalising abortion (2)
- 09: Survey: Australians want paid maternity leave (1)
- 08: Women on the verge of recession (0)
March 2009 (5)
- 24: US appoints Global Ambassador on Women’s Issues (0)
- 24: Anna Bligh makes history (0)
- 16: TWO GIANT STEPS FOR WOMANKIND (0)
- 13: First Ladies honour Women (0)
- 09: Report on what happens to nuns who “leap over the wall” (6)
September 2008 (3)
- 06: Quentin Bryce’s historic speech (0)
- 06: Review of Sex Discrimination Act (0)
- 06: Australian Human Rights Commission (0)
August 2008 (1)
- 25: August 27 is Equal Pay Day (0)
July 2008 (4)
- 25: National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Children (0)
- 25: Inquiry into Sex Discrimination Act (0)
- 25: Australia’s Gender Equality Agenda (0)
- 22: Sex Discrimination Commissioner announces roadmap towards gender equality (0)
May 2008 (2)
- 30: Victorian report recommends removing abortion from Crimes Act (0)
- 30: V-DAY June 29, 2008 (0)
April 2008 (1)
- 14: Goodbye Damned Whores and God’s Police 5 November, 1975 – 1 April, 2008 (5)
March 2008 (3)
- 15: Victoria to decriminalise abortion (0)
- 10: Who says young women aren’t feminists (2)
- 05: 2020 Blindsight (4)
January 2008 (5)
- 26: Hillary v. Obama (0)
- 25: Even women bosses suffer wage discrimination (0)
- 15: Gloria Steinem’s column has produced a massive response in the US (0)
- 10: Hillary v. Obama by Gloria Steinem (0)
- 07: Are mothers overlooked by headhunters? (0)
December 2007 (1)
- 21: More women in parliament (1)
November 2007 (1)
- 30: Women and the election results (2)
October 2007 (3)
- 22: Child Care now an election issue (1)
- 16: Howard’s History Curriculum (0)
- 12: Doris Lessing, Nobel Laureate (1)
August 2007 (3)
- 28: THE WAR TOLL ON WOMEN IN IRAQ (2)
- 20: VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT TO REFORM ABORTION LAW (0)
- 03: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (0)
July 2007 (5)
- 31: OMIGOD, HILLARY CLINTON HAS BREASTS! (2)
- 29: ELIZABETH EDWARDS SAYS VOTE FOR MY HUSBAND, NOT HILLARY (0)
- 26: WHAT IS OLD (in politics and in life?) (5)
- 23: WOMEN IN AFRICA (0)
- 23: GLENN CLOSE’S NEW GIG (0)
May 2007 (3)
- 16: US PRO CHOICE GROUPS REGROUP (1)
- 10: LABOR’S WOMEN’S BUDGET STATEMENT (1)
- 09: EMILY’S LIST ASKS ALP TO EXPLAIN DROPPING WOMEN FROM SAFE SEAT PRESELECTIONS (1)
April 2007 (4)
- 23: US SUPREME COURT DECISION ON ABORTION (0)
- 23: HILLARY CLINTON CONDEMNS US SUPREME COURT DECISION RESTRICTING ABORTION (0)
- 15: VALE SENATOR JEANNIE FERRIS (0)
- 13: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CHILD CARE (10)
March 2007 (1)
- 06: STILL A BOYS CLUB! (4)
February 2007 (1)
- 25: GREETINGS FROM TOKYO (0)
October 2006 (2)
- 12: MS MAGAZINE REAPEATS HISTORIC 1972 ABORTION POLL (8)
- 08: CHILD CARE CRUNCH IN THE US (1)
September 2006 (2)
- 03: WOMEN’S PROGRESS ‘GLACIAL’ (7)
- 03: EOWA BACK IN BUSINESS (2)
August 2006 (1)
- 27: NEW STATS ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (1)
July 2006 (1)
- 20: HIGH COST OF CHILDCARE (0)
May 2006 (2)
- 03: PASSING THE IMMIGRATION TEST (0)
- 03: THE BUSINESS OF CHILD CARE (1)
February 2006 (1)
- 10: THANK YOU TO (MOST OF) THE WOMEN OF THE SENATE (3)
December 2005 (1)
- 20: REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE UPDATE (0)
October 2005 (1)
- 14: RU-486 (4)
August 2005 (4)
- 12: BULK-BILLING FOR ABORTION UNDER THREAT (0)
- 12: DISAPPEARING CHILD-CARE REBATE (0)
- 12: FAMILY FRIENDLY CEOS – NOT (0)
- 11: ABORTION UPDATE (0)
July 2005 (2)
- 21: WOMEN RULE IN THE NT (0)
- 21: FOOTBALLERS AGANST SEXUAL ASSAULT (2)
June 2005 (5)
- 07: ABOUT BLOODY TIME! (0)
- 04: EVEN MORE WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT (1)
- 04: WORK OR BE DAMNED (7)
- 04: US DEMOCRATS RENOUNCE WOMEN (1)
- 04: TONY ABBOTT CAN’T COUNT (2)
April 2005 (5)
- 19: WATCH THE ABORTION DEBATE REIGNITE (0)
- 11: WOMEN IN POLITICS (1)
- 11: UNEQUAL DIVORCE OUTCOMES (19)
- 11: GIRL TRAIN (1)
- 11: FRANK, I DON’T GIVE A DAMN (1)
March 2005 (9)
- 28: JP MORGAN BUYS INTO ABC (0)
- 28: CONDOLEEZA RICE’S BURDEN (2)
- 28: WOMEN’S RESPONSE TO TONY ABBOTT (0)
- 20: EX-MINISTER JOINS CHILD CARE GRAVY TRAIN (3)
- 20: RURAL TEEN PREGNANCY EPIDEMIC (4)
- 20: WHY ARE THERE SO FEW WOMEN COLUMNISTS? (3)
- 17: WOMEN AND THE WA ELECTION (0)
- 17: THE CRISIS IN MASCULINITY REDUX (2)
- 17: CAN HILLARY BE US PRESIDENT? (1)
February 2005 (3)
- 11: HOWARD’S SECRET ABORTION AGENDA (0)
- 11: WHAT RON WANTS TO KNOW (2)
- 03: ABORTION FIRESTORM REIGNITES (1)
January 2005 (5)
- 26: JULIA GILLARD STAKES HER CLAIM (1)
- 26: A TALE OF TWO CHILDCARE SYSTEMS (2)
- 26: HILLARY CLINTON SOFTENS HER POSITION ON ABORTION? (0)
- 21: RIP OSW (1)
- 21: DUTCH MP RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT AFTER VAN GOGH MURDER (0)
December 2004 (1)
- 16: TAX BREAKS FOR COFFEE BUT NOT FOR CHILDCARE (1)
November 2004 (2)
- 15: CAN HOWARD PUT ABORTION GENIE BACK IN BOTTLE? (1)
- 15: Abortion debate out of control? (6)
October 2004 (1)
- 08: FINAL ELECTION SUMMARY (2)
September 2004 (5)
- 29: DUELLING CHILD CARE POLICIES (2)
- 21: WOMEN SWING TO LABOR? (2)
- 13: LABOR’S TAX & FAMILY PLAN (0)
- 10: SUPERSIZE McKIDS (1)
- 01: McKIDS IN THE MONEY (0)
August 2004 (8)
- 30: SIX NRL TEAMS WEAR PURPLE (0)
- 27: FOOTY FANS AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT (0)
- 27: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROMISES STRATEGY FOR MORE WOMEN ON CORPORATE BOARDS (0)
- 27: GOVERNMENT PERSISTS WITH ATTEMPTS TO WATER DOWN SEX DISCRIMINATION ACT (0)
- 27: EARNINGS GAP BETWEEN WOMEN AND WOMEN INCREASES TO OVER $15,000 A YEAR (0)
- 27: GLADIATOR MEETS ROMPER STOMPER – from NewMatilda.com (0)
- 02: LETTER TO THE BISHOPS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON THE COLLABORATION OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THE CHURCH AND IN THE WORLD (0)
- 01: VATICAN ATTACKS FEMINISM (0)
July 2004 (8)
- 31: NEW DIRECTOR OF EOWA APPOINTED (0)
- 24: ROD CAMERON ATTACKS LABOR’S WOMEN’S POLICY (0)
- 24: BRITAIN’S WOMEN AND WORK COMMISSION (0)
- 21: WOMEN’S POLICY SPEECH (0)
- 19: “CHOICE AND OPPORTUNITY” – Labor’s “better deal for Australian women” (0)
- 09: SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN RISES AGAIN (0)
- 09: READ ALL ABOUT IT! (0)
- 09: WOMEN’S ISSUES RATE HIGHLY IN NEWSPOLL (0)
May 2004 (5)
- 26: HOWARD PUTS HIS FACE TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CAMPAIGN (0)
- 26: WOMEN SOLDIERS AT ABU GHRAIB (0)
- 02: CHILDCARE COSTS AND INFLATION (0)
- 02: NO RAPE CHARGES AGAINST CANTERBURY BULLDOGS (7)
- 02: EPIDEMIC OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA (0)
April 2004 (7)
- 22: WOMEN GET THE CHOP IN NSW (0)
- 22: YOUNG, FEMALE AND MAYORAL (0)
- 22: OPPOSITION LEADER USES THE “W” WORD (0)
- 22: MEN’S GROUP SUES FEMINISTS (0)
- 05: ALP BABY CARE PACKAGE DISAPPOINTING (0)
- 05: TONY ABBOTT PROMOTES TEENAGE PREGNANCY? (0)
- 03: NSW DEPARTMENT FOR WOMEN AXED (0)
February 2004 (1)
- 28: Women’s Earnings Gap Declines Even Further (0)
December 2003 (4)
- 18: Congratulations to Australia’s first Indigenous woman cabinet minister! (0)
- 17: Australian women first voted in a federal election 100 years ago today. (0)
- 17: Another Federal Government domestic violence funding scandal. (0)
- 15: Rape hotline moved from emergency numbers in NSW phone books (1)
June 1991 (1)
- 09: The Women’s Movement and Women in the Military (0)

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