FRAN KELLY: Australia has one of the most gender segregated workplaces in the world. This is according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, and there been almost no progress on this front made in the last twenty years. 

On ANZAC Day 2017 Senator Jenny McAllister attended a service to honour the indigenous men and women who served our country.

The government’s refusal to take climate change seriously is leaving it increasingly isolated and exposed. Today, a Senate committee has sided with investors in their calls for guidance for Australian firms on disclosure of carbon risk.

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On Monday I chaired the first Senate Hearing of the Inquiry into Gender Segregation in the Workforce in Melbourne.

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1. Last week I met representatives from the Pacific Calling Partnership, an organisation that seeks to amplify the voices of the people of the Pacific.

After holding hearings across the country and considering close to sixty written submissions, the Senate Select Committee into the Resilience of Energy Infrastructure in a Warming World concluded its inquiry on Friday. 

A lack of leadership from Government is hindering progress on pay equity, a Senate Inquiry heard today. The inquiry into gender segregation in the workplace and its impact on women's economic equality heard evidence from key unions and employer organisations including the Australian Council of Trade Unions, National Foundation for Australian Women, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Australian Services Union. 

If you were a woman working in Australia in the 1960s, you earned 25 percent less than a man. It wasn't just discrimination -- it was the law. A lot has changed since then. 

Senator McAllister met with the Pacific Calling Partnership, a coalition of voices from the Pacific Islands, calling for action on climate change. 

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1. This week in the Senate I spoke about the Turnbull Government’s attacks on 1800 RESPECT - the national sexual assault and domestic and family violence counselling service.