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As One Nation surges in NSW, its leader Mike Newman vows to ‘stop’ abortion

Mike Newman has told a crowd in Sydney that the party would ‘stop’ abortion if it is successful at the next election.

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The Sweeney ad isn’t about sport, it’s about who gets to profit from women’s bodies

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Ed Sheeran claimed neutrality, then made the most political call of his career

Ed Sheeran’s decision to stay silent after Macklemore was dropped from his tour has sparked questions about his neutrality.

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

Students in public schools across New South Wales will soon be limited to as little as 15 minutes of screen time per day.

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

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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

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

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

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As One Nation surges in NSW, its leader Mike Newman vows to ‘stop’ abortion

Latest news

Are you pregnant yet? No one tells you how far miscarriage travels

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

The HYROX poo incident exposes our obsession with pushing through

Climate adaptation has a limit. Nepal has reached it

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

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

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

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

Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

The Sweeney ad isn’t about sport, it’s about who gets to profit from women’s bodies

Ed Sheeran claimed neutrality, then made the most political call of his career

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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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