Media

Media releases

• The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls [PDF external].Commission on the Status of Women 57th Session, Agreed Conclusions. 4-15 March 2013
• United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Country Statement, New York. Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins. 5 March 2013
• Reducing child and maternal death rates in Papua New Guinea. Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 4 December 2012
• Reducing sexual and domestic violence in Papua New Guinea. Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 2 December 2012
• Australia supporting vulnerable women and children in Yemen. Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Richard Marles. 28 September 2012
• Reducing domestic violence - $6.7m to help victims of acid attacks, rape and domestic violence. Foreign Minister Bob Carr.  23 August 2012
• Aid for mothers and newborns in Myanmar. Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 15 August 2012
• Australia supporting maternal and child health in Kiribati. Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Richard Marles. 3 August 2012
• Jobs, family planning and anti-violence aid for three million Indonesian women. Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 15 July 2012
• Australia to double family planning aid. Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 12 July 2012
• Reducing violence against women in Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Bob Carr 9 July 2012
• Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls visits Indonesia. Embassy of Australia, Indonesia. 1 May 2012
• Australia takes up seat on UN Women Executive Board. Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 27 April 2012
• Supporting a better future for women in PNG. Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles. 8 March 2012
• Visit to Fiji by Global Ambassador for Women and Girls. Acting Foreign Minister Craig Emerson. 8 March 2012
• Australian delegation at UN Commission on Status of Women. Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins. 1 March 2012
• Marles applauds efforts to increase female representation. Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles. 16 December 2011
• Bipartisan delegation to promote gender equality in the Pacific. Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles. 13 December 2011
• Australia supports Afghan women and children through schooling and health services. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. 6 December 2011
• Australia helps improve safety and opportunities for women in Vanuatu. Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles. 2 November 2011
• Australia appoints Global Ambassador for Women and Girls. 13 September 2011

News articles

• Solomons Presents Successful Approaches Against Violence. Solomon Times Online. 11 March 2013
• Fighting hand in hand. By Penny Williams, The Fiji Times Online. 5 March 2013
• Australia: A Strong Supporter of the Rights of Women and Girls. By Penny Williams, Excelsior Mexico (translation). 15 January 2013.
• Together Let's End Violence Against Women . By Penny Williams, Engage – AusAID Blog. 26 November 2012
• Sufficient capital. By Repeka Nasiko, Fiji Times. 15 November 2012
• Shared Vision: Interview with Penny Williams. World YWCA. 24 October 2012
• Australia’s Global Ambassador for Women and Girls visits the National Hospital in Timor-Leste. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). 27 September 2012
• Educating Girls to Alleviate Poverty. By Penny Williams, The Jakarta Globe. 1 May 2012
• Promoting peace benefits from a woman's touch. By Elizabeth Broderick, Sydney Morning Herald. 15 March 2012
• Violence leaves women at risk of poverty. By Serelisoni Moceica, Fiji Times, 13 March 2012
• 70-100 cancer cases every year. By Serelisoni Moceica, Fiji Times, 10 March 2012
• IWD with a difference. By Iva Danford, Fiji Times, 8 March 2012
• Women making a difference: Penny Williams. By Jo Chandler, The Age. 8 March 2012
• Williams launches her publication. Fiji Village, 8 March 2012
• Op-Ed by Penny Williams, Australia's Global Ambassador for Women and Girls. Islands Business, 7 March 2012
• Women face many challenges: Global envoy. Fiji Live, 7 March 2012
• Williams to visit Fiji as part of celebrations. fijivillage.com. 7 March 2012
• Strengthening aid to deliver a blow to gender based violence. By Penny Williams, Engage – AusAID Blog . 16 December 2011