Josephine Tovey

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Josephine Tovey

This week, the Liberal party elected its first female leader in Sussan Ley, but she’s already fighting to keep the factional sharks at bay. Same goes for the Nationals, who’ve re-elected David Littleproud in a leadership challenge that revealed deep divisions. The Greens also elected a new leader on Thursday, but will that mean a change in strategy after their stinging election loss?

Mar 6, 2025 | theguardian.com | Mike Ticher |Josephine Tovey |Bridie Jabour

In the past 20 years men have not increased the amount of housework they do, despite women’s workloads increasing. While they’re at work, women are still earning less than men. And as these inequalities continue to play out, Donald Trump’s assault on diversity and inclusion programs threatens to spill over into Australia.

Dec 19, 2024 | theguardian.com | Mike Ticher |Josephine Tovey

Presented by Bridie Jabour with Lenore Taylor, Mike Ticher and Josephine Tovey; Produced by Camilla Hannan and Joe Koning;Thu 19 Dec 2024 09.00 ESTThis year, the gap between the rich and poor got wider in Australia - as the housing crisis deepened and the cost of living hit hard. But while there were moments of despair, there were also times of joy that may give us reason to be hopeful for 2025.

Oct 24, 2024 | theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour |Josephine Tovey

In Queensland, the state election has been dominated by one word: abortion. It follows an anti-abortion bill in South Australia that would force women seeking an abortion after 27 weeks and six days – an extremely rare occurrence – to be induced to deliver the child alive, and either to keep it or put it up for adoption. The bill was narrowly defeated by just one vote. As this conversation infiltrates state politics, conservatives have already begun putting it on the national agenda.

Oct 17, 2024 | theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour with |Patrick Keneally |Josephine Tovey |Bridie Jabour

This week, news broke that Anthony Albanese purchased a slice of paradise set on the clifftops of the NSW Central Coast. Forking out $4.3m on a property created some bruising headlines for the prime minister, but did he actually do anything wrong?