Georgia Roberts

Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin addressed the National Press Club on Wednesday facing a room almost entirely of women, but it seemed she was trying to reach the ears of a different demographic.

The ACT government proudly labels itself as progressive and was the only jurisdiction in Australia to vote for the Voice to Parliament in the referendum. So, how does Australia's capital fare when graded on the quality of life of its First Nations people? 

Twelve weeks out from the territory election, the ACT Labor conference has seen a rallying call from party elders to intensify campaigning and a national-first vote to recognise the state of Palestine.

The government launches an intimate partner homicide counter with stringent criteria that sets it apart from unofficial counters that have reported different numbers of women killed.

Labor senator Fatima Payman has been "indefinitely suspended" from the Labor Party caucus by the prime minister after a series of defiant actions regarding her support for Palestine.

Labor Senator Fatima Payman says she has been given the "cold shoulder" by some of her Labor colleagues after crossing the floor in the Senate to vote on recognising a Palestinian state, adding that she will again if needed. 

Consumers might not feel the effects of a mandatory grocery conduct overhaul, a peak consumer policy body says. 

State and territory hospital funding negotiations are on pause according to the federal health minister in an effort to focus on the overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), despite public hospitals being under pressure.

Sixteen-year-old Leonardo Puglisi started his online news channel 6 News when he was just 11 years old. He's horrified at the federal bipartisan support in banning social media for children under the age of 16. 

The government and the opposition have joined together in parliament to condemn the Greens' involvement in pro-Palestinian protests, accusing the party of inflaming tensions over social cohesion. 

Recent research shows more than half of 18 to 34-year-olds are delaying starting a family, blaming the current cost of living effects. 

An independent review of legal service funding has found that current levels are insufficient to meet Australia's legal assistance needs, especially help for marginalised groups.

Federal government minister Ed Husic says it took “a lot of guts” for his colleague Fatima Payman to express concern over the Israel-Gaza war, but did not say whether he agreed with her assessment that it was committing genocide.

Jim Chalmers describes the opposition leader's budget reply proposing migration number cuts as unhinged, risky and nasty.

The prime minister has labelled the words of government senator Fatima Payman not appropriate after she broke Labor ranks to accuse Israel of genocide.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the Coalition will support new budget measures — energy relief for every household, Commonwealth rent relief, cheaper medicines and HECS debt help.

Every Australian household will receive energy bill relief and commonwealth rent assistance will increase as the government announces its 2024-25 budget tonight with a focus on easing the country's cost-of-living woes. 

Australia's university sector is warning against the federal government's plan to cap international student numbers, as a meeting between ministers and the International Education Council is held this morning.

Australia is leaning towards supporting a resolution to extend Palestinians' rights as a United Nations observer, sources have told the ABC.

Former prime minister Scott Morrison said he wanted a woman to replace him in the very safe seat of Cook. What happened instead has been described as "blatant, arrogant and overt" — a concerted campaign driven by some of the country's most influential figures.

The disproportionate number of First Nations women affected by violence is at the forefront of roundtable talks in Canberra, where the country's gendered violence experts, service directors and survivor-advocates have gathered.

Federal Minister for Women Katy Gallagher defends the government's eligibility criteria for its leaving violence payment and says states and territories have only filled 30 frontline gendered violence roles ahead of a target to fill 352. 

Almost $1 billion is being spent on permanently establishing a program helping victim-survivors of violence leave. This is what we know about how it will work.

The federal government has committed to permanent funding to help women escape violence and online measures including an age verification trial to block children accessing pornography. But not everyone is convinced those measures will work.

At a national cabinet meeting addressing the gendered violence crisis, the federal government commits more than $900 million for a program supporting women leaving violence, and a suite of online measures to combat online misogyny and young people viewing pornography.