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The men rush to defend Karl Stefanovic while the women he worked most closely with, stay silent

The four women Stefanovic sat alongside for the majority of his career have all publicly pushed back against racism and division.

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Funding increase for core frontline services welcomed in NSW

The NSW Government has promised a 50% increase in funding for six frontline specialist domestic and family violence programs.

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Hints at rolling back paid parental leave must be quashed

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The 2026 Women in Leadership Summit series is putting learning and development opportunities at the centre of its program.

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ICC wants more mothers supported to return to cricket

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Australian Federal Police human exploitation taskforce investigating Richard White

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‘Don’t leave your underwear on the line’: Women allege hostile culture at Fortescue mining sites

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How Tara Croft secured $25 million to tackle one of healthcare’s biggest blind spots

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The men rush to defend Karl Stefanovic while the women he worked most closely with, stay silent

Latest news

When ‘simply being seen becomes political’: Meta’s crackdown on Australian LGBTQ+ accounts

How Harriet Messenger helped build Husk Distillery into a regional success story

I thought burnout was normal. Then cancer changed everything

‘Reason over rage’: Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender launch new political party

Hints at rolling back paid parental leave must be quashed

Why Australia’s top business leaders say now is exactly the right time to invest in your team

ICC wants more mothers supported to return to cricket

Climate action doesn’t work if it doesn’t work for girls

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

‘Don’t leave your underwear on the line’: Women allege hostile culture at Fortescue mining sites

How Tara Croft secured $25 million to tackle one of healthcare’s biggest blind spots

Funding increase for core frontline services welcomed in NSW

Hints at rolling back paid parental leave must be quashed

Why Australia’s top business leaders say now is exactly the right time to invest in your team

ICC wants more mothers supported to return to cricket

Climate action doesn’t work if it doesn’t work for girls

English fans boo Ghana vice-captain Thomas Partey at World Cup amid ongoing rape case

Nothing ‘courageous’ in Karl Stefanovic platforming a far-right extremist

Australia’s most underutilised policy resources don’t sit in a Think Tank

International Women in Engineering Day – Why visibility matters

Family Planning Australia turns 100 in same week that attacks on women’s health ramp up

Doctor-turned-founder behind Ovum raises $4 million to scale AI women’s health platform

Olivia Rodrigo announces all-women music festival with proceeds to go to charity

TV host apologises after calling footballer Jérémy Doku’s plan to attend baby’s birth ‘disgusting’

10 Australians devastated by climate change take landmark human rights case to United Nations

I’m very active in our democracy – and I’m worried about the future

Lucy Skelton is helping Australia’s best policy ideas reach decision-makers

Highly ambitious, poorly seen: the leadership pipeline problem for CALD and First Nations women

Women’s Health & Wellbeing Summit 2026 returns to Sydney with focus on longevity, AI, change-making and the future of women’s health

Australian Federal Police human exploitation taskforce investigating Richard White

Why is quitting smoking celebrated but quitting alcohol mocked?

I changed careers at 31 and became a pilot – here’s what no one tells you about starting over

Tennis legend Serena Williams announces historic return to Wimbledon

‘Don’t leave your underwear on the line’: Women allege hostile culture at Fortescue mining sites

How Harriet Messenger helped build Husk Distillery into a regional success story

How Tara Croft secured $25 million to tackle one of healthcare’s biggest blind spots

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How Harriet Messenger helped build Husk Distillery into a regional success story

Why Australia’s top business leaders say now is exactly the right time to invest in your team

Highly ambitious, poorly seen: the leadership pipeline problem for CALD and First Nations women

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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