Transcript: Sky News talking Inequality
The advice that we’re getting, is that more equal societies are likely to grow more quickly... this issue of inequality. I think it is one of the defining differences between the Labor Party and the Coalition parties at this point in time. We see the Coalition parties consistently putting forward policies that advantage only the wealthy, or punish only working and middle class Australians.
Read moreBowen and McAllister Media Release: Inequality Belongs on the Productivity Commission's Agenda
14 June 2017: Federal Labor will introduce a Bill today to require the Productivity Commission to consider inequality in its work.
The Bill will be introduced by Senator Jenny McAllister and builds on a proposal by Chris Bowen that the Productivity Commission regularly report on how we are tracking as a nation in improving equality of opportunity and social mobility.
Read moreStraight from the Senate - Issue 23
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Yesterday Labor Leader Bill Shorten MP wrote to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull offering bipartisan support for building Australia’s clean energy future.
Read moreMedia Release: Girls Just Wanna Have ... A Plan For Pay Equity
A Senate Committee is calling for a target to close the gender pay gap. Chair of the Committee Senator Jenny McAllister said “It is time to do more than just measure the gender pay gap. It is time to take action.”
Read moreStraight from the Senate - Issue 22
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This week Senate Estimates provided further confirmation that the Government has made no attempt to analyse how their budget impacts Australian women.
Read moreWomen's Organisations on the NSW North Coast
Senator Jenny McAllister met with women's organisation on the NSW North Coast to talk about the practical steps we can take to close the gender pay gap.
Read moreCoffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre
Senator Jenny McAllister met with the Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre.
Read moreDon't know, don't care. The Government's approach to women in the Budget.
Men and women lead very different lives. Most working men are full time. Most working women are part time. Women live longer. They spend differently. They have different investment preferences. And importantly, most women earn significantly less than most men, and they possess substantially less wealth.
Read moreStraight from the Senate - Issue 21
RECENTLY This week the National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) released their analysis on the impact the recent budget will have on women. |
Husic and McAllister Media Release: NAPLAN online left to fail by DTA
The Turnbull Government’s crack digital team has confirmed they didn’t lift a finger to fix the NAPLAN online failure.
All Australian states and territories pulled out of NAPLAN online in April, blaming technical glitches and failures – meanwhile the Turnbull Government’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) didn’t try to help get the project back on track.
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