Peta Credlin stole headlines last week as she took out the number one spot on The Weekly’s annual power list.
And as the former Chief of Staff spoke out for the first time since Tony Abbott was ousted from the top job – sitting on a panel at The Weekly’s Women of the Future awards – a few other prominent names on the annual power list were missed. The Australian Women’s Weekly partnered with CPA Australia for the annual list.
So here they are.
Rosie Batty has not only made her debut in the 2015 power list, but has been ranked in the upper echelon of power, as one of the top ten most powerful women in the country.
She was named Australian of the Year in January, and since then, Rosie – whose son, Luke, was brutally killed by her ex-partner at cricket training – has only confirmed to the nation that 2015 belongs to her.
Batty has worked tirelessly to ensure the issue of domestic violence is front of mind on the national agenda, and only last week stood alongside Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister for Women Michaelia Cash as they announced the Federal Government’s $100 million investment toward tackling family violence.
Her memoir, A Mother’s Story also hit stands that same morning.
Other newcomers on the power list include TV personalities Sam Armytage and Lisa Wilkinson who reign over the coveted breakfast TV time slot, interviewing big names from Justin Bieber to Malcolm Turnbull.
Lisa Havilah is another new addition to the power index, who – in her role as Director – has transformed Carriageworks in Sydney’s Redfern into one of the most sought-after artistic spaces in the country.
The esteemed judging panel – including Lucy Turnbull – dubbed Havilah one to watch.
And a couple of names who aren’t new to holding power and influence, are political journalists Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb.
Sales made a stellar return to the ABC’s flagship news program, 7.30, in late 2014 after having her second child. She is considered to be a risky opponent for the nation’s politicians as she holds MPs to account each evening. And with another leadership spill this year, it’s been a busy 12 months for Sales.
Crabb has had an equally busy – and successful – year, with her latest novel, The Wife Drought, reshaping the conversation around what it means to be a woman in Australia.
And with women like these holding positions of power in politics, media and business – we’ve got a way to go but – it’s only getting better.
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