Media Release: The National Foundation for Australian Women welcomes the announcement of National Women’s Alliances

The National Foundation for Australian Women welcomes the announcement by the Assistant Minister for Women, Kate Thwaites, on 29 October 2024 that the Australian Government has finalised a new set or agreements for five National Women’s Alliances.These organisations play a crucial role in coordinating and supporting women’s organisations and feminist movements in Australia and have done so since 2012.

October 31, 2024
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Media Release: Political Leaders Override Expert Stakeholders on the Framing of Questions for the Census

The Government’s refusal to include questions on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression in the 2026 Census is a troubling and distressing decision that undermines the inclusion of Australia’s LGBTQIA+ community. While the Government claims to be avoiding divisive debates on sensitive topics, its actions have only deepened the sense of exclusion felt by LGBTQIA+ individuals across the nation.

September 1, 2024
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Media Release: NFAW 2024 Federal Budget Gender Lens Analysis

NFAW’s 2024 Federal Budget gender lens analysis finds that the budget’s initiatives only partially reflect the ambition outlined in the Government’s Working for Women—A Strategy for Gender Equality, released in March. While there are some commendable efforts to include gender impact analysis, particularly women’s careers in the Future Made in Australia program, it has not yet been fully integrated across the entire budget process.

May 27, 2024
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Media Release: Gender Lens 2022 Election Budget Response

The Budget Fails to Support Australian Women. No Structural Reform in Areas that Affect Women’s Lives. The Gender Lens 2022 Budget Review is prepared by The National Foundation for Australian Women. Leading experts in gender, economics, and social policy work together to review the Budget through agender lens to ensure there is an organisation advocating for and articulating what the budget means for all women living in Australia.

April 5, 2022
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Run up to the Election Budget 2022 – Media Briefings

The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) will be playing a vocal role in bringing to your attention KEY issues around critical policies for women that need to be addressed and part of the dialogue in the lead up to the 2022 Federal Election.

March 21, 2022
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Run up to the Budget 2021-2022 – thoughts from NFAW Social Policy Committee

The NDIS needs funding security to ensure we can get the Scheme right, including stopping independent assessments which will hurt women with disability. Disabled women* are already finding it hard to access the NDIS, with only half as many participating as men, and the proposed independent assessments will exacerbate this by building even greater barriers to accessing a Scheme which is built to support the male experience of disability. Apparently, it’s all in the name of saving $700m.

May 10, 2021
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