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MAFS UK: What happens when abuse is edited into entertainment?

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Australia keeps treating violence against women and children as unavoidable. We are not powerless

A ‘good mother’ doesn’t trust trained experts, says RFK Jr. She does her own research instead

‘Outragement’: Julie Inman Grant on tech power and what it takes to push back

Could capital gains tax reform make investors more risk-averse toward women founders?

Man charged with murder after woman and two young children found dead in Sydney

The leadership summit supporting women to earn real credentials

Women and girls record philanthropic boom in Australian sport

Ali France on the NDIS overhaul: ‘Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you get care’”

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Clare Wright’s epic tome triumphs at NSW Literary Awards

Melbourne rom-com about Sri Lankan community heads to big screen

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Man charged with murder after woman and two young children found dead in Sydney

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Ali France on the NDIS overhaul: ‘Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you get care’”

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WHO declares global health emergency as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads

EY takes a step backwards on paid parental leave with penalties for staff who resign within one year of returning

Budget takes a step forward for future generations, but leaves billions on the table

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Hollywood’s shrinking bodies are impossible to ignore when the algorithm never stops

Can Delta bring the Eurovision dream home?

The government wants to save $463m by tightening disability support to school students. What’s going on?

The most powerful meeting in the world and no women at the table

161 family violence call-outs in a week in one suburb. Whatever we’re doing, it’s not working

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One Nation’s thumping win in Farrer signals sharp shift in politics as usual

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