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The men who pushed back on MAFS, and why we barely saw them

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The manosphere is recruiting boys faster than we think

The online manosphere is shaping boys while making girls feel unsafe and limiting their freedom and equality.

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Kathryn Nelson on power, imperfection and the leadership long game

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New law to ban bullying parents from entering schools

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View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign

One Nation surge in South Australia pressures Angus Taylor as Liberals risk losing voters and direction further.

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Global talks on women’s rights reveal a shift from progress to preservation

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Our boys aren’t lost. But their attention is being harvested

The founder challenging outdated assumptions about who carries condoms

Prevention that pays: Stop ranking children and start understanding them

Kyle Sandilands is officially terminated. For now

Women do the work that holds energy transitions together. It’s time they got the opportunities too

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The founder challenging outdated assumptions about who carries condoms

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When it comes to corporate climate action, radical honesty is the only policy

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The men who pushed back on MAFS, and why we barely saw them

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Specialist navigators to guide victim-survivors through complex justice system in NSW

A dangerous crossroads for family violence reform in Victoria, ten years on

Misinformation, AI and Trump: The last 48 hours proves reality is broken

‘Embarrassment is killing women’: Surf Life Saving club tackles deadly bias in cardiac arrest response

Covering up animal abuse protects society’s worst offenders

New law to ban bullying parents from entering schools

View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign

FIFA mandates female coaches for women’s tournaments

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

The manosphere is recruiting boys faster than we think

Social media accounts banned for using AI without disclosure

Kathryn Nelson on power, imperfection and the leadership long game

New law to ban bullying parents from entering schools

Kathryn Nelson on power, imperfection and the leadership long game

View from The Hill: One Nation’s performance in SA will send shivers down Angus Taylor’s spine for Farrer campaign

FIFA mandates female coaches for women’s tournaments

No, AI can’t estimate a woman’s ‘body count’ but that’s not really the point

We’re not just tired. We’re carrying grief, rage and a world on fire

Australia’s housing crisis isn’t gender neutral and women are paying the price

What does One Nation actually believe in?

Women over 50 face a double threat: Ageism and AI

Global talks on women’s rights reveal a shift from progress to preservation

If we want more Matildas, we need to talk about periods

Matildas v Japan: What to expect from Women’s Asian Cup final this weekend

Making new friends in midlife is surprisingly hard

Our boys aren’t lost. But their attention is being harvested

The founder challenging outdated assumptions about who carries condoms

Prevention that pays: Stop ranking children and start understanding them

Kyle Sandilands is officially terminated. For now

Women do the work that holds energy transitions together. It’s time they got the opportunities too

When you burn every bridge and then need a boat: Trump’s Hormuz Humiliation

What a decade leading on conservation taught Kelly O’Shanassy about endurance

Cheers and lessons after Trump delegation failed to disrupt women’s rights forum

The founder challenging outdated assumptions about who carries condoms

When it comes to corporate climate action, radical honesty is the only policy

The ‘uberisation’ of part time roles is driving insecurity for women

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Balancing dementia care with career

‘It’s given me options’: Why I’ve chosen to freeze my eggs

The grassroots movement reshaping how new mums find their ‘village’

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

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