Gladys Berejiklian and Sally Capp, the winners of the 2019 McKinnon Political Prize for Political Leadership, have successfully mixed strength with empathy.

Australian voters reveal the most important qualities for political leaders in a new research survey commissioned by the University of Melbourne and the Susan McKinnon Foundation.

Julia Gillard, Sir Angus Houston and Mike Baird will be joined on the 2019 McKinnon Prize selection panel by political, business and social leaders.

Penny Wong and Jordon Steele-John are the 2018 winners of the McKinnon Prize for Political Leadership recognising courageous, visionary and collaborative political leadership. The winners were recognised at the McKinnon Oration and Award Ceremony on 29 March 2019.

Penny Wong and Jordon Steele-John have been named the McKinnon Political Leaders of the Year for their courageous, visionary and collaborative political leadership in 2018.

Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard looks at her legacy as Australia’s first female PM on women’s equality.

If Australia’s main parties are to regain popular support they will need some radical thinking, a focus on consensus, and a willingness to listen.