Madeline Hislop

3 days ago | womensagenda.com.au | Madeline Hislop

The New South Wales lower house will soon vote on a proposed reform to broaden access to abortion by allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe medical terminations up to nine weeks. Greens MP Amanda Cohn proposed the legislation, which was amended significantly before being passed by the state’s upper house last week.

6 days ago | womensagenda.com.au | Madeline Hislop

The Liberal Party has long grappled—or some may argue, wilfully ignored—its problem with Australian women. Now, in the days after its catastrophic defeat, deputy leader Sussan Ley has emerged as a frontrunner to take on the leadership. She faces competition in the form of Angus Taylor, the shadow treasurer who has been blamed for the party’s dire lack of economic policy.

6 days ago | womensagenda.com.au | Madeline Hislop

In less than a decade, Mina O’Neil went from earning a $60,000 salary to building a $153 million net worth. Mina, who has a background in journalism, and her husband, Scott, co-founded Rethink Investing in 2015, which has since become Australia’s largest commercial buyer’s agency. Since its launch, the business has supported investors to acquire over $5 billion in commercial properties.

6 days ago | womensagenda.com.au | Madeline Hislop

Tara Jeisman says Sea Gals wasn’t specifically set up for “finding friends” but the nature of its safe and non-judgemental space has allowed women from all walks of life to build new social connections. In just three short years, Sea Gals has grown from a meetup of five women at the beach, to one of Australia’s leading women’s communities. The premise is simple: come and join a group of women for an ocean dip each week, just as you are.

1 week ago | womensagenda.com.au | Madeline Hislop

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has announced she will leave the Nationals to sit with the Liberal Party in the upcoming parliament. Price, who holds the shadow ministry for Indigenous affairs, is a Country Liberal Party senator for the Northern Territory. Until now, she has chosen to sit with the National Party in Canberra. Her move comes as the Coalition finds itself in a state of disarray following a catastrophic defeat at the federal election.