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A sharp rise in syphilis among Australian women should be an ‘urgent priority’, experts say

Climate adaptation has a limit. Nepal has reached it

New rule to limit screen time for children in public schools across NSW amid poor test results

We may be able to turn off the algorithm, but we can’t escape the misogyny of the manosphere

The invisible mental load is making mums feel unseen and alone. Here’s how to fix it.

Women are gambling to escape pain. Australia’s gambling reforms need to understand why

The government’s own review said protect minority groups from online hate. Why has the proposed digital duty of care dropped it?

Weight‑loss campaigns aimed at First Nations women look like drug marketing in disguise

Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

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A third of us avoid the doctor out of fear. Mine became an emergency

I ignored my stomach pain for too long, afraid to see a doctor, until waiting turned a manageable problem into an emergency.

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The people building AI say it might kill us. Trump says his ‘High IQ’ will handle it

Never fear, Trump is here! AI researchers are warning that there’s a chance AI could kill all of humanity in the next ten years.

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Mary Gaudron, the first woman to sit on Australia’s High Court, dies aged 83

On the High Court, Gaudron participated in some of the country’s most significant constitutional and public law decisions.

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The invisible mental load is making mums feel unseen and alone. Here’s how to fix it.

The demands of motherhood can leave women feeling unseen and disconnected from the parts of life that used to make them feel like themselves.

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Women are gambling to escape pain. Australia’s gambling reforms need to understand why

Gambling harm can be linked to trauma and family violence, yet the experiences of women are often missing from the conversation.

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The government’s own review said protect minority groups from online hate. Why has the proposed digital duty of care dropped it?

Marginalised communities face greater harm online, yet proposed safety laws leave key protections against racism and religious hate behind.

Weight‑loss campaigns aimed at First Nations women look like drug marketing in disguise

Men as money trees? The reckless stereotype behind BIG W’s latest social media post

A consultant paid 10k a month for a ‘mum’s perspective’, and ’20-something guys dreaming big’ about taking the Liberal Party to the right. ICAC delivers, again

The boys get the field. The men get the boardroom. Sport is still a BS place for women and girls in 2026.

‘Your blood tests are normal.’ Why that doesn’t always mean women are well

Sydney mothers raise $3.5m to fund Australia’s first neonatal MRI machine

7 in 10 Australians say government has responded too slow to ‘national crisis’ of domestic violence

Australia’s public schools are being propped up by unpaid mums

Our new report reveals a workplace visibility gap for ambitious Australian women

The taxpayer-backed AI startup leaving Australia, as women’s health founders push to stay

Australia is taking aim at social media algorithms. Could it help protect women and girls?

My uterus has wrecked my mental health for two decades. At 36, I’m finally evicting it.

How losing her two-year-old son Joe gave Elouise Massa the courage to enter politics

We’re still getting it wrong with the ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’ line

Medical gaslighting: Women should not have to fight to be believed

One Nation’s plan to make Australian women poorer in retirement

The Aussie mum who became a living donor to give her daughter a second chance at life

‘Not just safe from you. Safer because of you’: The message boys need to hear from their headmaster

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‘Gender balance doesn’t happen by accident’: What women leaders say needs to change

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Women in business face a scaling cliff that’s costing Australia

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Three women-founded Aussie companies nominated for prestigious Prix Galien Awards

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Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

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The HYROX poo incident exposes our obsession with pushing through

Latest news

A sharp rise in syphilis among Australian women should be an ‘urgent priority’, experts say

Climate adaptation has a limit. Nepal has reached it

New rule to limit screen time for children in public schools across NSW amid poor test results

We may be able to turn off the algorithm, but we can’t escape the misogyny of the manosphere

The invisible mental load is making mums feel unseen and alone. Here’s how to fix it.

Women are gambling to escape pain. Australia’s gambling reforms need to understand why

The government’s own review said protect minority groups from online hate. Why has the proposed digital duty of care dropped it?

Weight‑loss campaigns aimed at First Nations women look like drug marketing in disguise

Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

A third of us avoid the doctor out of fear. Mine became an emergency

The people building AI say it might kill us. Trump says his ‘High IQ’ will handle it

Mary Gaudron, the first woman to sit on Australia’s High Court, dies aged 83

The invisible mental load is making mums feel unseen and alone. Here’s how to fix it.

Women are gambling to escape pain. Australia’s gambling reforms need to understand why

The government’s own review said protect minority groups from online hate. Why has the proposed digital duty of care dropped it?

Weight‑loss campaigns aimed at First Nations women look like drug marketing in disguise

Men as money trees? The reckless stereotype behind BIG W’s latest social media post

A consultant paid 10k a month for a ‘mum’s perspective’, and ’20-something guys dreaming big’ about taking the Liberal Party to the right. ICAC delivers, again

The boys get the field. The men get the boardroom. Sport is still a BS place for women and girls in 2026.

‘Your blood tests are normal.’ Why that doesn’t always mean women are well

Sydney mothers raise $3.5m to fund Australia’s first neonatal MRI machine

7 in 10 Australians say government has responded too slow to ‘national crisis’ of domestic violence

Australia’s public schools are being propped up by unpaid mums

Our new report reveals a workplace visibility gap for ambitious Australian women

The taxpayer-backed AI startup leaving Australia, as women’s health founders push to stay

Australia is taking aim at social media algorithms. Could it help protect women and girls?

My uterus has wrecked my mental health for two decades. At 36, I’m finally evicting it.

How losing her two-year-old son Joe gave Elouise Massa the courage to enter politics

We’re still getting it wrong with the ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’ line

Medical gaslighting: Women should not have to fight to be believed

One Nation’s plan to make Australian women poorer in retirement

The Aussie mum who became a living donor to give her daughter a second chance at life

‘Not just safe from you. Safer because of you’: The message boys need to hear from their headmaster

‘Gender balance doesn’t happen by accident’: What women leaders say needs to change

Women in business face a scaling cliff that’s costing Australia

Three women-founded Aussie companies nominated for prestigious Prix Galien Awards

From our Partners

The invisible mental load is making mums feel unseen and alone. Here’s how to fix it.

The Aussie mum who became a living donor to give her daughter a second chance at life

The smartest technology is quietly taking things off our minds (and who doesn’t need that?)

Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

Events For Women

Build Your Future in Applied Technologies

The IT Workforce in the Age of AI

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