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SBS Australia
5 hours ago
- Politics
- SBS Australia
Childcare centres to lose funding if safety standards breached under Labor's new legislation
Childcare centres to lose funding if safety standards breached under Labor's new legislation Published 23 July 2025, 8:34 am Labor is expecting the Opposition to back its new legislation to crackdown on childcare centres in the wake of shocking sexual abuse allegations. Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has promised to be constructive, as the first female leader of a major party to step up to the dispatch box since Julia Gillard twelve years ago.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Business
- Perth Now
Women redefining philanthropy sector despite barriers
Female philanthropists are being encouraged to continue changing the face of the sector and counteract the perception of philanthropy as a world dominated by men. Over the next two decades, women are poised to come into greater economic power, inheriting up to $3.4 trillion of intergenerational wealth transfer. Yet too many barriers are preventing women from entering philanthropy, with sexism and misogyny persisting in the sector. Former prime minister Julia Gillard said female philanthropists often find it harder to be taken seriously when approaching organisations. "When people look at families who have the resources to be substantial donors, there's still a tendency to assume that if there's a man in the family, he's the principal decision maker," she said in an interview with She Gives. "There are still some stereotypes out there of women as do-gooders and meddlers, or that empowered and resourced women aren't very caring and can be too demanding. "I understand why many women want to maintain a sense of privacy around their giving, because they don't do it for the public accolade ... but there are also many women who are prepared to speak publicly but are unsure if anybody really wants to hear what they've got to say." Since leaving politics, Ms Gillard has founded the Global Institute for Women's Leadership, joined the board of Beyond Blue and served as patron of the Campaign for Female Education. She is the current chair of Wellcome, a charity foundation which supports science to solve urgent health challenges. While she wants to keep growing the number of people who are prepared to give, Ms Gillard says the cost of living and financial pressures requires an emphasis on other contributions. "Some people still think that philanthropy is only for high-net-worth individuals like Bill Gates and therefore isn't for them," she said. "This broader concept of giving time, talent and expertise is much more inclusive." One year ago, She Gives was launched to highlight women's giving at any scale and shift the narrative on female-led philanthropy. The organisation has partnered with the National Library to ensure female voices are part of Australia's permanent record on giving. The past 12 months had shown there was an enormous hunger for stories that recognised the role of women in achieving positive change, campaign founder Melissa Smith said. "We're proud to have shone a light on some of the incredible women who are driving giving forward in Australia, but there is still much more to be done," she said. "Early data from our research suggests that greater visibility and awareness of giving, as well as supporting a cultural shift, are key to growing philanthropy."
Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Can you spot her? Former Aussie Prime Minister Julia Gillard blends in to the crowd at Wimbledon
Stars from the world of sport, pop culture and even some members of the Royal Family have this week flocked to Wimbledon to get a glimpse at some of the world's greatest tennis stars in action. Multiple Aussies flocked to the All England Club last week, with last Wednesday being unofficially dubbed 'Aussie Day' by some, as a plethora of Aussie sport and film stars all took their seats in the Royal Box on Centre Court. Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Rebel Wilson all served up sophistication, as they mixed with other stars in Wimbledon's top seats. Today, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was also pictured in the Royal Box, sitting next to All England Tennis Club Chair, Deborah Jevans. Gillard, who led the country from 2010 to 2013, donned a beautiful turquoise dress, printed with a stunning floral pattern as she sat one row ahead of British actors Rob Brydon and Sir Steven Fry.
Sydney Morning Herald
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Is Australia ready for another female leader?
It's been more than a decade now since the Australian Labor Party dumped Julia Gillard as prime minister and turned back to Kevin Rudd to save the furniture. After a torrid term in office, Gillard said of her gender as she departed: 'It doesn't explain everything; it doesn't explain nothing. It explains something.' Ley's elevation to the liberal leadership is a significant moment in Australian political history, and it sets twin tests. The first is for the Liberal Party: after years of decline in female support because of perceptions it is too male-dominated, too blokey, is it ready to be led by a woman? And will the party give her time to grow into the role? The second test is for those Australians who struggled, during Gillard's prime ministership, with the mere fact that a woman was leading the country – many of whom shared sexist and denigrating memes. We don't know yet whether Australians are ready for a woman to lead a major political party once again, let alone whether a majority would be prepared to vote a woman into the prime ministership. (And that's before you factor in the 33 seats the Coalition has to win back to form government.) The federal political landscape is supposed to have changed for the better in the past decade, with shocking revelations raised by Brittany Higgins and Rachelle Miller leading to the Respect@Work report into sexual harassment, the Set the Standard report into parliament's workplace culture and more. Steps have been taken to improve the culture in Canberra with the creation of a Parliamentary Workplace Support Service and an Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission – though both lack the teeth they need. In theory, the arrival of another federal leader who happens to be a woman should be no big deal. It has become commonplace for state premiers and chief ministers to be women. Women have held almost every senior portfolio federally, though not as treasurer. Countering that, the Liberal Party has, to be blunt, failed in the past decade with its treatment of and appeal to women, with its policy offering becoming less and less appealing to women under Scott Morrison and then Peter Dutton.
The Age
26-06-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Is Australia ready for another female leader?
It's been more than a decade now since the Australian Labor Party dumped Julia Gillard as prime minister and turned back to Kevin Rudd to save the furniture. After a torrid term in office, Gillard said of her gender as she departed: 'It doesn't explain everything; it doesn't explain nothing. It explains something.' Ley's elevation to the liberal leadership is a significant moment in Australian political history, and it sets twin tests. The first is for the Liberal Party: after years of decline in female support because of perceptions it is too male-dominated, too blokey, is it ready to be led by a woman? And will the party give her time to grow into the role? The second test is for those Australians who struggled, during Gillard's prime ministership, with the mere fact that a woman was leading the country – many of whom shared sexist and denigrating memes. We don't know yet whether Australians are ready for a woman to lead a major political party once again, let alone whether a majority would be prepared to vote a woman into the prime ministership. (And that's before you factor in the 33 seats the Coalition has to win back to form government.) The federal political landscape is supposed to have changed for the better in the past decade, with shocking revelations raised by Brittany Higgins and Rachelle Miller leading to the Respect@Work report into sexual harassment, the Set the Standard report into parliament's workplace culture and more. Steps have been taken to improve the culture in Canberra with the creation of a Parliamentary Workplace Support Service and an Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission – though both lack the teeth they need. In theory, the arrival of another federal leader who happens to be a woman should be no big deal. It has become commonplace for state premiers and chief ministers to be women. Women have held almost every senior portfolio federally, though not as treasurer. Countering that, the Liberal Party has, to be blunt, failed in the past decade with its treatment of and appeal to women, with its policy offering becoming less and less appealing to women under Scott Morrison and then Peter Dutton.
