Ladies in the house

These bite sized podcast episodes celebrate the lives of incredible women who have made significant change in Australian society and explores how they contributed to democracy in Australia. Within each episode there is information about their trailblazing endeavours and a call-to-action activity for students to complete.


Gay Davidson

Gay Davidson

Journalist Gay Davidson was the first woman to head a press bureau in Parliament House

Adela Pankhurst

Adela Pankhurst

Meet Adela Pankhurst, the women's suffrage advocate who moved to Australia and continued her activism work here.

Hazel Craig

Hazel Craig

Hazel Craig served as a secretary for 5 different prime ministers and worked in the Old Parliament House building for more than 40 years.