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Why New Zealand was the first country where women won the right to vote

  • Written by: Katie Pickles, Professor of History at the University of Canterbury and current Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi James Cook Research Fellow, University of Canterbury
Why New Zealand was the first country where women won the right to voteA memorial by sculptor Margriet Windhausen depicts the life-size figures of Kate Sheppard and other leaders of the Aotearoa New Zealand suffrage movement.Bernard Spragg/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-ND

125 years ago today Aotearoa New Zealand became the first country in the world to grant all women the right to vote.

The event was part of an ongoing...

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what does it mean to be 'cisgender'?

  • Written by: Joanna McIntyre, Lecturer in Screen and Media Studies, University of the Sunshine Coast
what does it mean to be 'cisgender'?The term 'cisgender' entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2015.Shutterstock.com

As a term and concept, “transgender” is now firmly embedded in common parlance and popular consciousness. In Australia in the last few weeks alone there have been major news stories about transgender footballer Hannah Mouncey; Prime Minister Scott...

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The AFL's gender diversity policy remains an apprehensive work in progress

  • Written by: Daryl Adair, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
The AFL's gender diversity policy remains an apprehensive work in progressTransgender footballer Hannah Mouncey was deemed ineligible for last year's AFLW draft under new regulations.David Crosling/AAP

The inclusion of transgender athletes in Australian sports leagues is an issue that sporting bodies are only just coming to terms with.

In recent months, the Australian Human Rights Commission, in partnership with Sport...

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‘step up’ to help the unemployed

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations, Kelly O'Dwyer, will today tell businesses they need to do more to assist the unemployed into jobs.

She will also warn employment providers against simply “churning” the jobless, as well as urging the long-term unemployed to make maximum effort to prepare themselves for work.

In an address...

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