Angela Priestley

Sydney

Cofounder of the independent Agenda Media publishing @WomensAgenda, The Wraps series & more. Mostly avoiding Twitter atm. Mum of 3

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We must support more family violence survivors to thrive: Farah Mak

1 week ago | womensagenda.com.au | Angela Priestley

Farah Mak proves you should never underestimate the power of offering someone, even a stranger, a simple act of kindness through comfort. She recalls sitting outside a Victorian court feeling lonely and confused, when a support worker from Safe Steps asked if she’d like someone to sit with her. “She put her arm around me, and then she held my hand. It was like having my mum there,” Farah says. Farah doesn’t remember her name. But she remembers the moment and the impact it had on her.
Labor wins. Peter Dutton loses seat to Ali France

1 week ago | womensagenda.com.au | Angela Priestley

Ali France has been trying to win the seat of Dickson from Peter Dutton for seven years. In her third election campaign, she has finally sealed the deal, picking up the seat in support of seeing Labor winning a second term in government. France’s tenacity and determination could well become the story of this election.
The work is far from over if we keep Peter Dutton and the Coalition out

2 weeks ago | womensagenda.com.au | Angela Priestley

Voters have a significant job to do on election day in positioning Australia for the future. Then begins a different kind of work: pushing for the best possible outcomes from the next government. So eat that democracy sausage. Chat with your local community at polling booths. Marvel at the preferential voting system Australia has that positions us as one of the strongest democracies globally.
Once the likely next PM, this Conservative leader has lost his seat

2 weeks ago | womensagenda.com.au | Angela Priestley

Canadians have spoken. They have rejected the Conservative party that looked set to sweep to victory just a few weeks ago. And they’ve rejected the leader of that Conservative party, Pierre Poilievre. It’s a move that shows that if you want to play Trump, even Trump lite, as Poilievre did, then you may pay a heavy price. In Poilievre’s case, it was losing the seat he has held since 2004.
Peter Dutton calls the ABC 'hate media'. It's dangerous and shows what he lacks for the job

2 weeks ago | womensagenda.com.au | Angela Priestley

Peter Dutton launched a new attack line, six days out from polling day. The man in the race to be the next prime minister of Australia referred to the national broadecaster as “hate media” during a speech to supporters in Melbourne on Sunday morning. Dutton listed The Guardian as also joining the ABC under the “hate media” umbrella, along with “the others” – unnamed media outlets that we can presume include those that scrutinise his record, his policies and his campaign tactics.
Not enough money or ambition in plans to combat domestic violence. But at least there's a discussion

3 weeks ago | womensagenda.com.au | Angela Priestley

Finally, the Coalition has outlined some plans for addressing domestic and family violence during the election campaign. But the $90 million package proposed is nowhere near enough to make the kind of impact needed on the issue, nor is it clear it’ll be enough to meet the scale of the issue. It is, however, at least a point for discussion. One that puts the issue on the Coalition’s agenda, following Labour’s announcement on Tuesday — which was also not enough to meet the scale of the problem.
‘People are afraid to go to the shops’ but family violence uptick fails a mention

3 weeks ago | womensagenda.com.au | Angela Priestley

On Easter Monday, the Coalition opened a new front in the Federal election fight: combating the terror of venturing out to the supermarket. The Coalition announced on Monday that it will spend “more than $750 million to improve community safety by tightening laws and the nation’s borders” if it gets elected on May 3. Its goal? To address the fears people have around crime.
A 'level of violence unheard of' but yet more silence as another woman killed

3 weeks ago | womensagenda.com.au | Angela Priestley

Four women have been killed in separate incidents of alleged violence across Australia this week, with the details surrounding the moments before their deaths being nothing short of terrifying. But beyond police sharing the horrific ways these women have died, we’ve hardly heard a word about the crisis. We haven’t heard anything from two leaders of the major parties, who are in the middle of a federal election campaign.
Women don’t need Peter Dutton’s protection and outdated views. We need policy

4 weeks ago | womensagenda.com.au | Angela Priestley

When asked on the campaign trail what he offers “modern working women,” Peter Dutton immediately turned to his housing policy because “homeless women are at a record level under this government.” He said he was “offering women the opportunity to own a home”. Pressed further on what he’s offering in female-dominated sectors, he turned to general comments about bringing inflation and interest rates down.
For a moment, violence against women got some election attention

4 weeks ago | womensagenda.com.au | Angela Priestley

For one hour on Wednesday afternoon, the national crisis of violence against women received more attention from politicians than it has during the entire election campaign. It came as three women were killed by violence in the 48 hours prior. And it came as the issue of violence against women and domestic and family violence did not arise during the first leaders’ debate between Prime Mininster Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Sky News last week.

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20 Feb 25

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Argentinian President Javier Milei shows up at #CPAC2025 to hand Elon Musk a chainsaw that he immediately starts swinging around. https://t.co/bFRMMMyNwf

Angela Priestley @angelapriestley

20 Feb 25

Casual Friday morning reminder that Russia invaded Ukraine. Even Fox News spent plenty of time documenting those early days. Just in case anyone wants to try and rewrite some more facts. Monday marks 3 years since the start of the full-scale war. https://t.co/n2yCyJGWEh

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4 Feb 25

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Articles

We must support more family violence survivors to thrive: Farah Mak

Labor wins. Peter Dutton loses seat to Ali France

The work is far from over if we keep Peter Dutton and the Coalition out

Once the likely next PM, this Conservative leader has lost his seat

Peter Dutton calls the ABC 'hate media'. It's dangerous and shows what he lacks for the job

Not enough money or ambition in plans to combat domestic violence. But at least there's a discussion

‘People are afraid to go to the shops’ but family violence uptick fails a mention

A 'level of violence unheard of' but yet more silence as another woman killed

Women don’t need Peter Dutton’s protection and outdated views. We need policy

For a moment, violence against women got some election attention

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