The latest global report on the gender gap shows Australia reversing its recent sharp downward slide, reports Alan Austin.

From 1974

Fast forward to 2023 and we find the Government of Anthony Albanese has a majority of 55 women among its 104 senators and House members, the first Commonwealth nation to achieve this. It also has an all-time high number of women in the federal cabinet.

Source: Albanese’s team making progress on Whitlam’s promise to women