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Australia, as of 2014, had a total fertility rate (TFR) of 1.8 babies born/woman, reflecting a sub-replacement fertility rate; the replacement rate is 2.1 children born/woman. [34] This TFR has a recorded low of 1.74 in 2001, and a record high of 3.55 in 1961. [ 35 ]
In the corresponding men's event, Australia finish runners-up, losing the final to England by 7 wickets. [61] [62] 30 May – The Australian team wins the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup, defeating North Korea 5–4 on penalties after the two teams were level on 1–1 after extra time. [63]
On 24 June 2010, Julia Gillard became the first woman to lead one of the major political parties at the federal level as Leader of the Australian Labor Party, as well as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
2007–2010 Labor Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water: 2010 Minister for Finance and Deregulation: 2010–2013 Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate: 2013 Leader of the Government in the Senate: 2013 Minister for Foreign Affairs: 2022–present Leader of the Government in the Senate: Tanya Plibersek [15] Minister ...
In 2010 Australian females represented 50.2% of the Australian population and 45.3% of the workforce. [28] Trends within the Australian labour force have female workforce participants increasingly more educated than their male counterparts with more females completing year 12 and going on to university than males.
She previously served as the 13th deputy prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010, under Kevin Rudd. She is the first and only woman to hold either office in Australian history. Born in Barry, Wales, Gillard migrated with her family to Adelaide in South Australia in 1966. She attended Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School.
Australia, Victoria: The Australian state of Victoria passed a bill which decriminalized abortion, making it legally accessible to women in the first 24 weeks of the pregnancy. [182] This was the Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 (Victoria) , and it also abolished the offense of child destruction.
Australia's first woman Premier was Carmen Lawrence, becoming Premier of Western Australia in 1990. [3] The short-lived Australian Women's Party sought to ensure equal representation of men and women at all levels of government. Quentin Bryce was the first woman to hold the position of Governor-General of Australia between September 2008 and ...