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Registrations for nationwide Improving Democracy: Transforming Parliament for Women, 2026

Thank you for your interest in Improving Democracy: Transforming Parliament for Women.

PLEASE NOTE: This event is being held exclusively for women parliamentarians from all parliaments across Australia.

For further details, please click here to download the program brochure.

To register for the upcoming 2026 program, please fill out this short registration form.

Improving Democracy: Transforming Parliament for Women is a specially designed two-day course is valued at over $5,500 which is available to sitting members for $1,500 (+ GST) after the application of a scholarship from Next25. *You may be eligible for a Parliamentary allowance to cover the remaining cost; however, you will need to confirm this with your Parliament. You will not be invoiced until your place is confirmed.

All applications will be treated confidentially.

1.What is your full name?(Required.)
2.What is your electorate?(Required.)
3.What party do you belong to or are you an Independent?(Required.)
4.What is your local phone number?(Required.)
5.What is your mobile phone number?(Required.)
6.What is the best email address to contact you on?(Required.)
7.Do you have any dietary requirements?(Required.)
8.Next25 is offering the two-day Transforming Parliament for Women program on the dates below, with the location still to be confirmed (likely to be Sydney or Brisbane). The program will run from 8.30am on Friday to 5pm on Saturday.
Please kindly confirm you are comfortable with Next25 Project Manager, Joanna Lamb, contacting you directly to discuss which dates work best for you.(Required.)
9.Briefly outline why you would like to participate in the Improving Democracy: Transforming Parliament for Women initiative (100 words)(Required.)
10.What is your biggest challenge as a woman leader right now? (100 words)
11.As a leader, what is your biggest growth or development area right now? (100 words)
12.From your current perspective, what do you think does or does not need to be changed in order to improve the experience and participation of women in Australian politics? (100 words)
13.Can we share your enrolment with women MPs who attended this program previously?(Required.)
If you have any other questions in the meantime, please don't hesitate to contact Joanna Lamb, Program Manager, Next25, at joanna@next25.org.au