The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Decade of Achievements for Australian Women

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues, the Hon Julie Bishop, today released the Decade of Achievements for Australian Women, a publication cataloguing…

Toolkit to encourage more diversity in volunteering

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

An Australian Government funded resource kit will help to encourage more Australians from diverse cultural backgrounds to participate in volunteering in the wider community. The…

$160,000 to promote women in leadership roles in the Pacific

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

The Howard Government will commit $160,000 to Australian Non-Government Organisations to bolster women’s participation in leadership roles in the Pacific Region. The Minister Assisting the…

Training young women to become leaders

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

The Howard Government has provided funding of more than $500,000 for pilot programs to increase the leadership skills of young women in rural and regional…

More opportunities for women in the minerals industry

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

A publication examining the attitudes and experiences of women towards working in the minerals industry, along with strategies to improve women’s employment in the industry,…

National Women and Mining Symposium

Speech by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

I am delighted to be at this women in Mining Symposium, and to launch the report Unearthing New Resources: Attracting and Retaining Women in the…

Increased funding to reduce violence against women

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

The Howard Government has committed $1.97 million in 2007-08 towards projects aimed at reducing the incidence of domestic and family violence and sexual assault in…

Further Support for Women in the Federal Budget

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Women will benefit from the Howard Government’s eleven years of strong economic management, with 2007-08 Federal Budget measures continuing to reflect its commitment to improving…

First Women Leaders’ Network Meeting for Australia

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues the Hon Julie Bishop MP today opened registration for the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Women…

Small business leads the way

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, and the Minister for Small Business and Tourism, the Hon Fran…

More support for Indigenous carers

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Indigenous carers in Victoria will be the first to benefit from new guidelines designed to provide further support and advice for Indigenous-specific caring roles. Minister…

International Women’s Day 2007

Speech by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Welcome to the Great Hall in our national capital on International Women’s Day. It is a day to celebrate – but our thoughts are with…

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

The Commission on the Status of Women meets annually to promote the implementation of women’s equal rights, consider emerging challenges, share information about best practice…

Women recognised with Australia Day awards

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

One hundred and fifty eight women have been recognised for their contributions to the Australian way of life as part of the Australia Day 2007…

Osteoporosis listing good news for Australian women

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women’s Issues, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, welcomed the announcement today of the extension of the Pharmaceutical Benefits…

WALKing towards health and fitness in the Community

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Aiming to promote physical activity amongst women, the Women’s Active Living Kit (WALK) pilot project encourages the formation of walking groups in community settings. The…

Promoting gender equity for Australian universities

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

The Australian Government will fund an action plan to address the under-representation of women in senior positions at the nation’s universities, the Minister for Education,…

Leadership development opportunities for women

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Non-government women’s organisations seeking to improve women’s leadership and participation in the community can now apply for a Capacity Building Grant under the Women’s Leadership…

Australia continues to be a top ten country for women

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

A new report shows that Australia is ranked in the top ten countries across the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) gender indicators. The Minister Assisting…

More Australian Women Needed On Boards

Media Release by The Hon Julie Bishop MP

Australian businesses are failing to tap the leadership potential of almost half the workforce by not employing enough women in senior positions, a new report…