POLITICAL PLATFORMS FOR ELECTION 2019 – WHAT ABOUT AUSTRALIA'S WOMEN?

24 Mar 2019 10:23 AM | Jean Murray (Administrator)

The major parties have made their election platforms accessible:

Liberal Party: Delivering Our Plan

March 2019   Policy slide show at https://www.liberal.org.au/our-plan

Scroll down to Issue 15 on women: https://www.liberal.org.au/our-plan/women  

Australian Labor Party National Platform: a fair go for Australia

February 2019 Full policy document at https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2019/02/apo-nid219056-1330891.pdf

The ALP’s National Platform provides a comprehensive statement of their beliefs, values and program for government, including 204 references to women.

The subsection on Ensuring women’s equal place in a stronger democracy at Chapter 10 page 211 includes a commitment to support women’s representative organisations to participate in policy development.   There is a set of Resolutions to the National Platform starting at page 243 that includes addressing gender superannuation inequality and reducing barriers to reproductive and sexual healthcare [abortion reform]. 


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