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How surging petrol prices hurt women’s economic security

Women on lower incomes are the “shock absorbers of poverty” during an economic crisis. Now, they’re set to absorb a war-induced fuel crisis.

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Regular exercise halves risk of early death for middle-aged women, major Australian study finds

Women in midlife who exercise regularly halve their risk of early death, a major new Australian study has found.

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The women’s pain inquiry was historic but women with disabilities are still waiting for our chapter

Victoria led on women’s pain, but women with disabilities still face neglect, as sexism and ableism collide in healthcare systems.

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New figures expose a hard truth: women’s greatest risk of physical violence is at home

New data has revealed a gendered reality to physical assault, showing women are more likely to be assaulted by someone they know.

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Yes, social media is harmful and accountability is finally coming

Two seperate juries have found Meta and Google liable. Thousands more cases are set to be triggered. It’s not just you.

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One Nation surge shows complacency not an option

This not a sideshow. This is a party planting “landmines” across hard-fought progressive gains, especially on women’s equality.

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A dangerous crossroads for family violence reform in Victoria, ten years on

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FIFA mandates female coaches for women’s tournaments

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How surging petrol prices hurt women’s economic security

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The 72-year-old founder challenging fashion’s invisibility problem

‘I didn’t come here to get rich’: new research on the lives of Ukrainian women in Georgia’s surrogacy boom

You can’t diagnose a war: Australia’s mental health system needs an honest reckoning

Reproductive coercion is not a grey area. We just don’t frame it properly.

New figures expose a hard truth: women’s greatest risk of physical violence is at home

Yes, social media is harmful and accountability is finally coming

One Nation surge shows complacency not an option

Australia led the world on workplace safety in 2015. Can we do it again in 2026?

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Meet Nikki Meller, the nurse-turned-entrepreneur pushing for women’s equality in AI

Regular exercise halves risk of early death for middle-aged women, major Australian study finds

The women’s pain inquiry was historic but women with disabilities are still waiting for our chapter

New figures expose a hard truth: women’s greatest risk of physical violence is at home

Yes, social media is harmful and accountability is finally coming

One Nation surge shows complacency not an option

Australia led the world on workplace safety in 2015. Can we do it again in 2026?

The most productive thing you can do right now has nothing to do with productivity

MAFS expert Mel Schilling dies of cancer, aged 54

Meet the women taking on fossil fuel company Woodside over the future of Scott Reef

How centuries of rules and taxes tried to keep women poor and almost succeeded

Specialist navigators to guide victim-survivors through complex justice system in NSW

A dangerous crossroads for family violence reform in Victoria, ten years on

The men who pushed back on MAFS, and why we barely saw them

Misinformation, AI and Trump: The last 48 hours proves reality is broken

‘Embarrassment is killing women’: Surf Life Saving club tackles deadly bias in cardiac arrest response

Covering up animal abuse protects society’s worst offenders

Social media accounts banned for using AI without disclosure

The manosphere is recruiting boys faster than we think

New law to ban bullying parents from entering schools

Kathryn Nelson on power, imperfection and the leadership long game

View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign

FIFA mandates female coaches for women’s tournaments

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The 72-year-old founder challenging fashion’s invisibility problem

Yes, social media is harmful and accountability is finally coming

Australia led the world on workplace safety in 2015. Can we do it again in 2026?

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