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

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

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For the 1 million autoimmune women in Australia, Celine Dion’s advocacy is unprecedented

Charities and non-profits to receive $630 million to help cover higher wages in female-dominated sectors

As a single mum, I learned the hidden career cost of having no time to self-promote

‘We will not be sacrificed’: Pacific climate voices were clear and strong this week – and we’re listening

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

Matty J on Sam Wood: A good reputation doesn’t make you a good man.

Billionaire Nicola Forrest donates more than $500 million to her charity focused on women and children

The women challenging Australia’s mental health system: Meet two recipients of the 2026 Australian Mental Health Prize

Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

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Most online nutrition advice for breast cancer patients lacks evidence, study finds

New research has found most online cancer nutrition advice lacks reliable evidence, leaving patients vulnerable to misleading claims during recovery.

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My friends sent me Sam and Snez’s wedding as proof of hope. This week I felt sick.

The Sam Wood allegations have raised painful questions about domestic violence, single mothers’ fears and Australia’s failure to prevent violence.

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Women are promoted at higher rates than men. Then the senior jobs stop bending

Women’s representation in management roles has increased over the past decade, butwomen are leaving leadership roles before reaching the top.

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

The Firmus float has collapsed. But the confidence its founders enjoyed along the way is one women building businesses rarely see.

News & Views

Matty J on Sam Wood: A good reputation doesn’t make you a good man.

As men, we have to do more than simply say we’re against domestic violence. We have to look at ourselves, writes Matt Johnson.

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Billionaire Nicola Forrest donates more than $500 million to her charity focused on women and children

Billionaire Nicola Forrest has donated more than $500 million to the charity she founded to redistribute her wealth, Coaxial Foundation.

The women challenging Australia’s mental health system: Meet two recipients of the 2026 Australian Mental Health Prize

Sam Wood’s career is not the biggest casualty of his alleged violence

International Day of the Girl 2026: Meet the girls changing the world, from Gaza to Tuvalu

‘Angry and confused’: Christa Pike wakes from botched execution attempt with pneumonia and no arm function

The migration debate has a big blind spot: much of regional Australia is shrinking

My child needed ongoing medical care. Where was my own recovery? A mother’s call to the Senate inquiry into women’s health

Fixing motherhood loneliness is about more than finding a ‘village’: These policy shifts could help

‘How Much Longer’: UN Women reveals official theme for International Women’s Day 2027

The Coalition wants to cut migration, but what does it mean for women and the female-dominated care workforce?

The flexibility trap: why working mothers are getting stuck in jobs they’ve outgrown

I couldn’t find the baby food I wanted to feed my own children. So I created it.

Everyone is talking about Cornell. But what about the woman at the centre of it?

Sam Wood was Australia’s dreamboat. The allegations against him should make us reflect.

Climate, rising prices, conflict: The compounding crises leaving women hungrier, poorer and less resilient

There are 50 million people living with cerebral palsy. So why did I grow up feeling so alone?

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

After her daughter’s death, Rowena faced an impossible decision about organ donation

Billionaire Nicola Forrest donates more than $500 million to her charity focused on women and children

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Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

Special guest Amy Remeikis joins the Women’s Agenda Podcast to talk through her new book, Screw Nice.

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Micro-credential – Work Effectively in Autonomous Environments

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The IT Workforce in the Age of AI

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

Latest news

For the 1 million autoimmune women in Australia, Celine Dion’s advocacy is unprecedented

Charities and non-profits to receive $630 million to help cover higher wages in female-dominated sectors

As a single mum, I learned the hidden career cost of having no time to self-promote

‘We will not be sacrificed’: Pacific climate voices were clear and strong this week – and we’re listening

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

Matty J on Sam Wood: A good reputation doesn’t make you a good man.

Billionaire Nicola Forrest donates more than $500 million to her charity focused on women and children

The women challenging Australia’s mental health system: Meet two recipients of the 2026 Australian Mental Health Prize

Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

Most online nutrition advice for breast cancer patients lacks evidence, study finds

My friends sent me Sam and Snez’s wedding as proof of hope. This week I felt sick.

Women are promoted at higher rates than men. Then the senior jobs stop bending

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

Matty J on Sam Wood: A good reputation doesn’t make you a good man.

Billionaire Nicola Forrest donates more than $500 million to her charity focused on women and children

The women challenging Australia’s mental health system: Meet two recipients of the 2026 Australian Mental Health Prize

Sam Wood’s career is not the biggest casualty of his alleged violence

International Day of the Girl 2026: Meet the girls changing the world, from Gaza to Tuvalu

‘Angry and confused’: Christa Pike wakes from botched execution attempt with pneumonia and no arm function

The migration debate has a big blind spot: much of regional Australia is shrinking

My child needed ongoing medical care. Where was my own recovery? A mother’s call to the Senate inquiry into women’s health

Fixing motherhood loneliness is about more than finding a ‘village’: These policy shifts could help

‘How Much Longer’: UN Women reveals official theme for International Women’s Day 2027

The Coalition wants to cut migration, but what does it mean for women and the female-dominated care workforce?

The flexibility trap: why working mothers are getting stuck in jobs they’ve outgrown

I couldn’t find the baby food I wanted to feed my own children. So I created it.

Everyone is talking about Cornell. But what about the woman at the centre of it?

Sam Wood was Australia’s dreamboat. The allegations against him should make us reflect.

Climate, rising prices, conflict: The compounding crises leaving women hungrier, poorer and less resilient

There are 50 million people living with cerebral palsy. So why did I grow up feeling so alone?

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

After her daughter’s death, Rowena faced an impossible decision about organ donation

Sarah Hanson-Young says politics is ‘brutal’ after Greens elect new leader

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

Women are promoted at higher rates than men. Then the senior jobs stop bending

Billionaire Nicola Forrest donates more than $500 million to her charity focused on women and children

From our Partners

Fixing motherhood loneliness is about more than finding a ‘village’: These policy shifts could help

After her daughter’s death, Rowena faced an impossible decision about organ donation

Where’s the career map? Why ambitious women are struggling to see what comes next

Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

Events For Women

Micro-credential – Work Effectively in Autonomous Environments

The IT Workforce in the Age of AI

The Power We Bring: Migrant Women and Australia’s Economy

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