Angela Priestley

Women's Agenda

A woman founder just sold her AI startup to a woman CEO for $8.2 billion in a deal set to challenge the male-dominated sector

By: Angela Priestley

Two of the world's most powerful women in AI are coming together in a deal set to challenge the major male-dominated players.

Women's Agenda

Tech bros meet Trump and sign “morally binding” agreement on AI safety

By: Angela Priestley

Everything’s fine! The tech bros have descended on the White House to meet with President Donald Trump and sign a “morally binding” agreement on AI.

Women's Agenda

AI is already harming women in Australia. These are the 20 risks identified

By: Angela Priestley

The harms of AI to women are usually discussed in the future tense and separately from the more dominant conversations about data centres, copyright, and productivity.

Women's Agenda

Chasing a $44 billion valuation, Firmus founders faced reality. Women founders should ask how it got this far

By: Angela Priestley

Two men with big ambitions for building AI factories across Australia asked investors for $7 billion this month.

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Employers love flexible work, right up until the job comes with power

By: Angela Priestley

Nine in ten workplaces boast about flexibility. Barely one in eight has designed a management role that can be done part-time.

Women's Agenda

Drop in women in leadership as global backlash hits corporate Australia

By: Angela Priestley

Last year 17 ASX companies had no women executives. Now it's 25. Meanwhile, seven men are being promoted to CEO for every one woman.

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Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize humility is a lesson for world leaders

By: Angela Priestley

On learning that Justice Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize over the weekend, US President Donald Trump took to social media to demonise the prize and the country of Norway.

Women's Agenda

A female MP allegedly attacked in the street, and the many warnings that this was coming

By: Angela Priestley

Australian politics entered an ever darker place on Monday, with the alleged attack on Dr Helen Haines in her electorate leaving her in a critical condition, and a 43-year-old local man in custody.

Women's Agenda

Phil Haines and Sam Mostyn had every right to choose anger. They chose something harder

By: Angela Priestley

Phil Haines had every right to be angry on Wednesday afternoon.

Women's Agenda

A cockatoo on an empty seat: How the crossbench are standing up for Helen Haines

By: Angela Priestley

“Some say there are no friends in politics, but they are wrong,” Zali Steggall said this morning, struggling to hold her voice steady as parliament