• Media releases
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
• News articles
• Electronic media

Media releases

2015

• Improving economic opportunities for women in South East Asia. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 8 March 2015.

2014

• New support for gender equality in Papua New Guinea. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and PNG Minister for Religion, Youth and Community Development, Delilah Gore. 16 December 2014.
• White Ribbon Day: international day for elimination of violence against women. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 25 November 2014.
• Increasing women's participation in preventing conflict and building peace. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 28 October 2014.
• International Day of the Girl Child: ending the cycle of violence. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Senator Michaelia Cash, and Ambassador for Women and Girls,Natasha Stott Despoja. 1 October 2014.
• Australia provides assistance to women and girls in Iraq. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 20 September 2014
• Promoting women's economic empowerment in the Indian Ocean region. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 15 August 2014
• Australia supports human rights action for women and girls. Minister for Justice, The Hon Michael Keenan MP and the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Senator The Hon Michaelia Cash. 28 July 2014.
• Young Women and HIV Breakfast Panel. YWCA, 24 July 2014
• Increasing women's leadership in the Pacific. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 16 July 2014
• Global action to stop sexual violence in conflict. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 6 June 2014
• Australian Dialogue on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Outcomes Statement. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2 June 2014
• Australia and United Kingdom partner to prevent sexual violence in conflict. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 2 June 2014
• APEC Forum confirms economic gain by increasing women's participation. The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, Minister for Trade and Investment, The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women. 27 May 2014
• Women's economic empowerment a priority for Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 22 May 2014
• Australia condemns recent terrorist attacks in Nigeria. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 6 May 2014
• Ambassador opens Family and Sexual Violence Unit in Boroko. Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea, 8 April 2014
• Ambassador's visit supports ending violence against women. Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea, 7 April 2014
• International Women's Day. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 3 March 2014
• Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls engages with Indonesia. Australian Embassy Indonesia. 19 February 2014
• Supporting women in Vietnam. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 19 February 2014
• Help for family and sexual violence victims in PNG. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 6 February 2014

2013

• Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 16 December 2013
• Helping to reduce violence against women. Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott. 19 November 2013
• Inaugural scholarship for women in international business. Minister for Trade and Investment, Andrew Robb. 11 November 2013
• International Day of the Girl. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. 11 October 2013
• Australia brings women's voices to New York on peacebuilding. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 6 September 2013

2012

• Reducing child and maternal death rates in Papua New Guinea. Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 4 December 2012
• Reducing sexual and domestic violence in Papua New Guinea. Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 2 December 2012
• Australia supporting vulnerable women and children in Yemen. Former 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. Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 23 August 2012
• Aid for mothers and newborns in Myanmar. Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 15 August 2012
• Australia supporting maternal and child health in Kiribati. Former Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Richard Marles. 3 August 2012
• Jobs, family planning and anti-violence aid for three million Indonesian women. Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 15 July 2012
• Australia to double family planning aid. Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 12 July 2012
• Reducing violence against women in Afghanistan. Former 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. Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr. 27 April 2012
• Supporting a better future for women in PNG. Former Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles. 8 March 2012
• Visit to Fiji by Global Ambassador for Women and Girls. Former Acting Foreign Minister Craig Emerson. 8 March 2012
• Australian delegation at UN Commission on Status of Women. Former Minister for the Status of Women, Julie Collins. 1 March 2012

2011

• Marles applauds efforts to increase female representation. Former Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles. 16 December 2011
• Bipartisan delegation to promote gender equality in the Pacific. Former Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles. 13 December 2011
• Australia supports Afghan women and children through schooling and health services. Former Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd. 6 December 2011
• Australia helps improve safety and opportunities for women in Vanuatu. Former Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Richard Marles. 2 November 2011
• Australia appoints Global Ambassador for Women and Girls. 13 September 2011

News articles

• Bougainville Women's Leadership Project gets Australian Government Support EMTV, Papua New Guinea television. Published 22 February 2016.
• Joint Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Press release issued by the Office of the President, Malta, 26 November 2015. Also published on maltatoday.com.mt
• Violence 'manifestation of gender inequality' Times of Malta, 26 November 2015
• Bhutan observes International Day of the Girl Child. Kuensel, 12 October 2015.
• Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls prioritises gender equality during Samoa visit. Talamua Media and Publications. 3 June 2015.
• Violence against women must be framed as the human rights violation that it is by Natasha Stott Despoja, Human Rights Law Centre Bulletin. 13 March 2015.
• Empowering women: More work to be done. By Natasha Stott Despoja, Borneo Bulletin (Brunei). 7 March 2015. Also published in Brunei Times (Brunei), New Straits Times (Malaysia), Portafolio (Colombia), Pretoria News (South Africa) and KPLnews (Laos), 7-10 March 2015.
• Lunch with Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls Natasha Stott Despoja. By Judith Ireland, The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 March 2015.
• Natasha Stott Despoja visits CARE programs in Myanmar CARE, 13 February 2015.
• Stott Despoja hears harrowing tales, Weekly Times, 7 February 2015.
• Cambodian Youth on dialogue with Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls UN Women, 5 February 2015
• Natasha Stott Despoja: 'people are sick and tired of the statistics'. By Judith Ireland, The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 2015.
• YWCA SA will host a handbag auction to highlight the gender pay gap. By Natasha Stott Despoja, The Advertiser, 1 September 2014.
• G(irls) are Changing the World. Natasha Stott Despoja, The Hoopla. 19 August 2014.
• 2014 World AIDS Conference a chance to further reduce the stigma against those living with HIV , by Natasha Stott Despoja, The Advertiser. 4 August 2014.
• Girl power lesson for Pacific women. Australian Associated Press, Daily Mail Australia. 18 Jul 2014
• Women MPs to discuss gender inequality in Parliament, By Iliesa Tora, Tonga Daily News. 17 July 2014.
• Aussie pollies to mentor Pacific sisters, news.com.au. 16 July 2014.
• Natasha Stott Despoja, Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls, analyses the campaign the eradicate rape in conflict worldwide. By Natasha Stott Despoja, news.com.au. 8 June 2014
• Women, Thorn Birds and the Economy. An exclusive interview with Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls. By Yang Xiao, China Economic Net, 3 June 2014.
• Dangers for women aren't confined to Nigeria. By Natasha Stott Despoja, The Drum. 9 May 2014.
• Victorians must speak out to tackle culture of violence against women and children. By Natasha Stott Despoja, The Age. 29 April 2014
• Australian Ambassador visits Goroka. Joshua Arlo, PNG Edge. 8 April 2014
• Five Minutes with Natasha Stott Despoja. By Jessica Schumann, Her Canberra. 12 March 2014
• Work goes on to keep women safe. By Natasha Stott Despoja, Herald Sun.5 March 2014
• All of us benefit when women's rights are upheld. By Natasha Stott Despoja, The Guardian. 18 December 2013
• Natasha Stott Despoja vows to be "fearless" as Australia's newest ambassador for women and girls. By Jordi Roth, Women's Agenda. 17 December 2013
• Ambassador for women Natasha Stott Despoja vows to be 'frank and fearless'. By Helen Davidson, The Guardian. 16 December 2013
• Former Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja named Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls. ABC. 16 December 2013
• 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
• Women face many challenges: Global envoy. Fiji Live, 7 March 2012
• Strengthening aid to deliver a blow to gender based violence. By Penny Williams, Engage – AusAID Blog . 16 December 2011

Electronic media

• Why is a CHOGM women's forum necessary? By Natasha Stott Despoja AM, Malta, 24 November 2015.
• AM Live September 3, 2015: A heart for women and girls
• Inaugural Asia-Pacific Conference on Gendered Violence and Violations, UNSW
• Indian Ocean empowerment: Australia puts gender on the agenda. By Natasha Stott Despoja, Lowy Interpreter, 10 September 2014.
• Extreme challenges facing women in PNG and the Pacific. Lowy Institute, Podcast with the Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls, Natasha Stott Despoja AM, Jo Chandler and Jenny Hayward-Jones. 25 August 2014.
• Australian women MPs mentor Pacific women to boost representation. Radio Australia. 21 July 2014
• Australia's women's envoy tours Pacific to boost political participation, Radio Australia. 17 July 2014
• Australia's women's envoy tours Pacific to boost political participation. Australia Network News. 17 Jul 2014
• Bishop appoints feisty new Ambassador for Women and Girls. Radio Australia, ABC. 18 December 2013