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Karl Stefanovic won’t fix what Kyle Sandilands broke at ARN

Stefanovic maybe superficially a softer option than Sandilands: blokey, funny, affable. But that doesn’t mean he’s neutral.

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Men prefer women leaders who ‘don’t rock the boat’, research finds

Intimate partner violence is a hidden contributor to women’s suicide

Afghan women’s team allowed to compete internationally after years in limbo

Australia’s housing system is failing women. It’s time to face why

Giving to transform with women set to inherit trillions in next decade

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

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Australian Muslims face a rising tide of fear and exclusion

Muslim Australians are facing racism and Islamophobia in Australia, and many say belonging feels uncertain in everyday life.

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Alice Springs community in mourning after alleged murder of five-year-old girl

The Alice Springs community is mourning the death of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl, whose body was found on Thursday.

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Male infertility is more common than you think: why it’s worth getting tested

A man’s infertility diagnosis shakes his identity, but support, honesty and treatment help him and his partner build a family

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Alice Springs community in mourning after alleged murder of five-year-old girl

The Alice Springs community is mourning the death of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl, whose body was found on Thursday.

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Afghan women’s team allowed to compete internationally after years in limbo

FIFA has moved to formally recognise an Afghan women’s national football team in exile, in a landmark change.

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Australia’s housing system is failing women. It’s time to face why

A person on JobSeeker could afford just one property nationwide. A young person on Youth Allowance could afford none.

Giving to transform with women set to inherit trillions in next decade

The Devil Wears More Than Prada: What the fashion industry refuses to confront

$4 million push to get more women-led startups off the ground in NSW

Brighton unveils plans for groundbreaking women’s stadium

The backlash against women is well funded. Why isn’t the fightback?

Barrister builds a Legal AI that thinks like a lawyer

AI decides what we see online. Digital platforms must tell us how they do it

‘Major win’: Georgie Purcell, Brittany Higgins secure reform to reduce courtroom harm for survivors

A young woman was verbally intimidated after putting her hand up for preselection. Why do women bother?

Five-year-old Sharon Granites missing in NT, with fear of abduction

Note to Karl Stefanovic: The 70s and 80s weren’t less political. It’s when Australians fought hardest for rights we take for granted

Australia is wasting migrant women’s skills — new report reveals scale of underemployment crisis

Hollywood is still writing the same Asian woman and The Devil Wears Prada 2 proves it

What Four Corners got wrong about ADHD in women

The woman behind the growing demand for sensory rooms in Australia’s biggest venues

Ready to counter misogyny and set strategy for change, thousands arrive in Melbourne

There won’t be an aged care bed for your mother. There won’t be one for you either.

$4 million push to get more women-led startups off the ground in NSW

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Karl Stefanovic won’t fix what Kyle Sandilands broke at ARN

Latest news

In Vietnamese families, the ‘sandwich generation’ isn’t new

Australian women are caught in a global medicine trade-war. What’s the cost?

What Women Deliver Melbourne now demands of the world

Men prefer women leaders who ‘don’t rock the boat’, research finds

Intimate partner violence is a hidden contributor to women’s suicide

Afghan women’s team allowed to compete internationally after years in limbo

Australia’s housing system is failing women. It’s time to face why

Giving to transform with women set to inherit trillions in next decade

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Australian Muslims face a rising tide of fear and exclusion

Alice Springs community in mourning after alleged murder of five-year-old girl

Male infertility is more common than you think: why it’s worth getting tested

Alice Springs community in mourning after alleged murder of five-year-old girl

Afghan women’s team allowed to compete internationally after years in limbo

Australia’s housing system is failing women. It’s time to face why

Giving to transform with women set to inherit trillions in next decade

The Devil Wears More Than Prada: What the fashion industry refuses to confront

$4 million push to get more women-led startups off the ground in NSW

Brighton unveils plans for groundbreaking women’s stadium

The backlash against women is well funded. Why isn’t the fightback?

Barrister builds a Legal AI that thinks like a lawyer

AI decides what we see online. Digital platforms must tell us how they do it

‘Major win’: Georgie Purcell, Brittany Higgins secure reform to reduce courtroom harm for survivors

A young woman was verbally intimidated after putting her hand up for preselection. Why do women bother?

Five-year-old Sharon Granites missing in NT, with fear of abduction

Note to Karl Stefanovic: The 70s and 80s weren’t less political. It’s when Australians fought hardest for rights we take for granted

Australia is wasting migrant women’s skills — new report reveals scale of underemployment crisis

Hollywood is still writing the same Asian woman and The Devil Wears Prada 2 proves it

What Four Corners got wrong about ADHD in women

The woman behind the growing demand for sensory rooms in Australia’s biggest venues

Ready to counter misogyny and set strategy for change, thousands arrive in Melbourne

There won’t be an aged care bed for your mother. There won’t be one for you either.

How to safeguard against overdiagnosis when more GPs treat ADHD

Men prefer women leaders who ‘don’t rock the boat’, research finds

Giving to transform with women set to inherit trillions in next decade

$4 million push to get more women-led startups off the ground in NSW

From our Partners

Male infertility is more common than you think: why it’s worth getting tested

The woman behind the growing demand for sensory rooms in Australia’s biggest venues

‘When times are tough, you remember who was in your corner’: Marcia Hines on motherhood

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Events For Women

Odyssey Women’s Lunch

Coaching through rapid change – Sydney Leading edge

Creating safer tech workplaces for women

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