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

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  • Maureen Dowd on the Republican Party’s war against women
    15 March 2012 | 10:13 am

    And the Fightback being led by Hillary Clinton. Read Maureen Dowd’s article

  • 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. [...]

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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

December 10th, 2011 | Category: Australia, Australian politics, federal politics, Julia Gillard, Paul Keating, Tony Abbott, women in politics, women's leadership, women's political leadership | One comment

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

December 1st, 2011 | Category: Afghanistan, Australian politics, child care, equality, women in the military, women in warzones, women's employment, women's leadership | Leave a comment

A Tale of Two Profiles

Good Weekend‘s John van Tiggelen has written an extensive profile of right-wing media ‘megaphone’ Andrew Bolt following on from my own profile in The Monthly in October. You can read both pieces: here and here

November 23rd, 2011 | Category: Andrew Bolt, Australian politics, climate change, environment, federal politics, media, racism, The Bolt Report, Tony Abbott | Leave a comment

Tony Abbott’s big bad black hole

Has the Opposition Leader dug a big hole for himself with his opposition to the Minerals Resources Rental Tax? Read my article in The Hoopla (www.thehoopla.com.au)

November 23rd, 2011 | Category: Australian politics, BHP, childcare, federal politics, Julia Gillard, mining industry, paid parental leave, Rio Tinto, Tony Abbott, Twiggy Forrest | Leave a comment

Prizing Women’s Words: My little speech to launch the Stella

A new prize to honour women’s writing (similar to the Orange Prize in the UK) is being founded by a group of young women writers. They asked me to speak at the launch of the prize, in Melbourne in early September.  Stella of course refers to Stella Miles Franklin, the writer whose bequest has enabled the Miles Franklin prize to flourish for many decades.  Sadly, in recent years, few women have got a look-in on this prize that was founded by a woman.  Time for change.  Here is my speech:  Stella Prize speech September 2011.

November 7th, 2011 | Category: books, women, writers | Leave a comment

Watch me on QandA

I appeared on QandA on ABCTV on Monday October 31. You can watch the broadcast here.

October 27th, 2011 | Category: ABC, Australia, entertainment, Uncategorized | One comment
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