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Sussan Ley says she is listening to women who rejected the Liberals. But will she hear what they are saying?
Sussan Ley, deputy leader of the Liberal Party and shadow minister for women, has been given a difficult task: bring women voters back to the Liberal Party. This will be no mean feat, given widespread acknowledgement they played a significant role in the Morrison government’s defeat.
Friday essay: grey-haired and radiant – reimagining ageing for women
Ageist thought patterns and reactions are so embedded in Australian culture that even educated people, people who otherwise insist on political correctness, will open their mouths and deliver a hurtful, hateful judgement.
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Amplifying narratives about the ‘China threat’ in the Pacific may help China achieve its broader aims
Yet more proposed Chinese “security agreements” in the Pacific Islands have been leaked.
Announcement: Head of School, Social Sciences, Professor Simone Dennis
Appointment of Head of School, Social Sciences.
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Wages and women top Albanese’s IR agenda: the big question is how Labor keeps its promises
Industrial relations issues were front and centre when federal Labor last won office from opposition in 2007. The backlash against John Howard’s “Work Choices” reforms cost both his government and his own seat. Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard’s detailed “Forward with Fairness” policy provided a blueprint for the Fair Work Act that is still in force today.
Barbara Trapido’s ‘undeniably sexy’ novel of academic bohemia still dazzles at 40
Barbara Trapido’s debut novel, Brother of the More Famous Jack, is one of those books that seems destined to reach its readers in roundabout ways.
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Could Australia follow Spain by introducing national menstrual leave?
Period pain, especially at work, can be uncomfortable – even crippling – but experts say Australia needs less stigma and more businesses to step up if we want to follow Spain in introducing menstrual leave as government policy.
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Guest Lecture on Japanese Business Etiquette held for Asian Cultures Students
In early May, the Department of Asian Studies invited a guest speaker from Adelaide-based international lean consulting firm, Shinka Management, as part of the Introduction to Asian Cultures undergraduate course.
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Why Morrison’s ‘can-do’ capitalism and conservative masculinity may not be cutting through anymore
Scott Morrison’s election strategy was clear at the end of last year. As borders were opened up and restrictions eased, Morrison argued the Coalition would be winding back the big government measures that were necessary during the pandemic.
Nicolas Cage is the most fascinating and exciting actor working today
In Nicolas Cage’s latest film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Cage plays a character called … Nick Cage. This meta-commentary on fame and celebrity, wrapped around a thriller plot, is full of Cage-inspired “Easter eggs” and knowing nods to the audience.
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