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October 31, 2022
Global support for removal of Iran from Commission on the Status of Women
I welcome the support from global world leaders past and present for Iran to be removed from the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
October 27, 2022
Seeking action to support Iranian women and girls
After six weeks of inaction by the Government, today I am moving to initiate a Senate inquiry into Australia’s response to the human rights abus...
October 11, 2022
Iran crisis demands action from Government
Australia’s Iranian community is growing frustrated at the lack of action by the Australian Government as women and girls continue to be killed ...
October 05, 2022
Op-Ed: Australia must continue to stand our ground
When Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, he did so backed by the assurance of the “no limits partnership” the Chinese Gov...
September 27, 2022
Government must end silence over Iran’s UN women role
The Federal Government’s silence over Iran’s untenable place on the UN Commission on the Status of Women must end today.
September 20, 2022
Iran must be removed from UN Commission on the Status of Women
Shadow Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Claire Chandler, has called for the removal of Iran from the United Nations Commission on...
September 08, 2022
Labor must provide certainty for Tasmanian wine producers
The Albanese Labor Government needs to provide immediate assurances to Tasmanian wine producers that the ‘Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants Pr...
September 01, 2022
JOINT STATEMENT: UN Human Rights Office assessment of human rights concerns in Xinjiang, China
Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs
Senator Claire Chandler, Shadow Assistant ...
August 18, 2022
Australia must face reality over China's actions
China’s decision to launch missiles, fly warplanes over Taiwan and even encroach into Japanese territory on the pretext of being offended at Nan...
July 27, 2022
Op-ed - Bureaucracy erasing women
In recent years, Australians have watched with incredulity as corporations, universities and bureaucrats have adopted dehumanising terms like “m...