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Sisters-in-law: Australian Parliament’s important role in advancing gender equality

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Kate Jenkins AO, Australian Senate Lecture Series, September 2025

In this lecture, Kate Jenkins discusses the Australian Parliament’s role over the last 50 years in turning momentum for social change into enforceable laws that are globally recognised as effective and leading.

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