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Gina Rinehart bets $1.4 billion on Musk who “excels in every regard”

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Jane Fonda, Julia Roberts take on Trump at free speech concert in NYC

AFP to investigate abuse allegations made by Australian flotilla activists

A lung transplant gave Sheridan a second chance at life. Now she’s urging Australians to register to become organ donors

Shark culling and drones back on table after Coogee attack

The Australian thinks the Women’s Budget Statement is “ideological nonsense”. That’s exactly the problem

Pauline Hanson’s popularity is surging. But before we back her in, can we just get clear on her life’s work?

One Nation’s anti‑abortion turn shows MAGA’s creeping power in Australia

Hope is exhausting: Sarah Wilson says it’s time to make space for ‘fierce mother energy’ instead

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

At the helm of a global media business Anna Dutton ensures women leaders get their due

PM demands answers after 9-year-old Australian Hania Ahmed killed in Pakistan police shooting

I felt unqualified and uncertain starting a business. 12 years on, I know it’s just part of the process

The Australian thinks the Women’s Budget Statement is “ideological nonsense”. That’s exactly the problem

Pauline Hanson’s popularity is surging. But before we back her in, can we just get clear on her life’s work?

One Nation’s anti‑abortion turn shows MAGA’s creeping power in Australia

Hope is exhausting: Sarah Wilson says it’s time to make space for ‘fierce mother energy’ instead

‘Doing it all’: Women SMB leaders are overachieving in South Australia – it’s time we took notice

Kids on social media more than two hours a day at higher risk of mental illness

I spent 20 years as a political staffer. Here’s why toxic workplace culture is so hard to fix

Dave Hughes loves a rant. This anti-immigration one is his worst yet.

Brittany Higgins appointed Executive Director of Vida Fund as organisation ramps up gender equity campaign

From ‘Ditch the Witch’ to inciting rape this is what the normalisation of misogyny looks like

Blood-stained front page sparks global conversation about period poverty

‘Masculinism’ unites the right in the US against women. Is Australia experiencing the same trend?

Meet the internet movement trying to tackle the manosphere. It’s called BreadTube

The Serena Williams comeback we didn’t know we needed

Gender progress. But boards going backwards on cultural diversity

I love being self-employed. It also nearly broke me the week my mum died.

Misogyny is now networked, algorithmic and profitable. We must confront tech-enabled abuse

We know exactly why women can’t leave. We just won’t pay to fix it.

Natasha Stott Despoja leads a powerful list of women honoured for service and advocacy

Japan wants babies. Now the first mayor to take maternity leave is testing whether the system can change to make it happen

South Korea set to get first female Prime Minister in two decades

I felt unqualified and uncertain starting a business. 12 years on, I know it’s just part of the process

Gina Rinehart bets $1.4 billion on Musk who “excels in every regard”

Gender progress. But boards going backwards on cultural diversity

From our Partners

A lung transplant gave Sheridan a second chance at life. Now she’s urging Australians to register to become organ donors

At the helm of a global media business Anna Dutton ensures women leaders get their due

‘When will I stop?’ A key question for those on the IVF journey

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

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Free RMIT tech intro workshop: SheHacks

Coaching through rapid change – Sydney Leading edge

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