Tanya Plibersek | People

So long and thanks for all the fish: the oddly polite history of political farewells

By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells

Features

Something strange happens when politicians leave the political stage. The other side suddenly becomes much more civil – even affectionate. There is an outbreak of…

The federal election campaign through the 'distorted prism' of social media

By The Mandarin

Communications & Technology

Home Affairs head Michael Pezzullo has described social media as a “cesspit” while former Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Peter Varghese warned it…

Commonwealth public sector boards make headway towards gender parity

By Stephen Easton

Federal

"It is fantastic to see six Commonwealth portfolios have reached or exceeded the 50 per cent target, up from two portfolios in 30 June 2017,…

Plibersek promises to surpass Coalition on public sector gender equality

By Stephen Easton

Community & Social

All mainstream politicians profess to support gender equality, but federal opposition deputy Tanya Plibersek argues the government has not delivered. Labor promises to push harder…