CWP REGIONAL STRENGTHENING
b) Rejuvenate relationships between past and present women parliamentarians as well as male parliamentarians who can support and champion women’s participation and involvement in the Niue Legislative Assembly; c) Revive and revitalize relationships between past and present women parliamentarians with young women leaders with potential to become the future political representatives in the country.
CWP Regional Conference takes place in Sydney, Australia
The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Australia Regional Conference has taken place in Sydney. The CWP Conference featured two special luncheons as part of the event. The first luncheon was addressed by Dame Quentin Bryce, Australia’s first female Governor-General, who launched the Katrina
Dawson Foundation for the
Education of girls. Ms Dawson was a
victim of the Sydney Lindt Cafe siege in Martin
Place last December. The event was
attended by her brother, Mr Angus
Dawson and 400 current and former MPs, barristers, solicitors and professional women. During the CWP Conference, the Women MPs Alumnae was also launched with the Patrons being two distinguished former Commonwealth Ministers - Helen Coonan and Rosemary Crowley.
Other participants at the Conference included Anna Bligh
(Australia’s first ever elected female Premier - Queensland), Rosie Batty (Australian of the Year), Catherine Cusack, MLC (CWP Chair Australia) and Jenny Aichison (CWP Steering Committee - NSW Representative).
The Women and the Media Forum at the conference was chaired by Monica Attard, winner of five Walkley Awards
Above: The CWP Australia Regional Conference in New South Wales with (left to right) Hon Catherine Cusack MLC, Dame Quentin Bryce, Rosemary Crowley, Helen Coonan and Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP.
(Australia’s highest honour for journalism) and participants included Senator Marise Payne (Commonwealth Minister) and two of Australia’s leading female journalists - Bridget Glanville and feminist icon and author Eva Cox
Further reports of regional CWP activities received by the CPA Secretariat will be published in future issues of The Parliamentarian and at
www.cpahq.org.
Left: Dame Quentin Bryce speaking at the CWP Australia Regional Conference in the New South Wales Parliament Strangers Dining Room. CWP Australia images by Sasha Dobles.
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