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Virginia Bell appointed to lead antisemitism royal commission after Bondi terror attack

Anthony Albanese has announced the establishment of a Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in the wake of the Bondi attack.

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Writers pull the pin on Adelaide Writers’ Week after Palestinian-Australian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah dropped

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French court finds 10 guilty of cyber-harassing first lady Brigitte Macron

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‘Even our strongest are human’: Hero police officer Amy Scott diagnosed with breast cancer

The January return conversation: how to welcome people back without steamrolling them

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Women founders on their top health or wellness focus in 2026 — and why

‘De-centre the romance scripts’: Why 2026 demands a new intimate politics

Virginia Bell appointed to lead antisemitism royal commission after Bondi terror attack

Writers pull the pin on Adelaide Writers’ Week after Palestinian-Australian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah dropped

Who decides which countries need ‘liberating’? The Venezuela crisis and the fragility of international law

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

National bulk billing rates nearly double in a year, new report shows

Australia’s progress isn’t translating into equality for all women

Adelaide Writers’ Week: When ‘cultural sensitivity’ becomes censorship

‘De-centre the romance scripts’: Why 2026 demands a new intimate politics

Virginia Bell appointed to lead antisemitism royal commission after Bondi terror attack

Writers pull the pin on Adelaide Writers’ Week after Palestinian-Australian author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah dropped

Who decides which countries need ‘liberating’? The Venezuela crisis and the fragility of international law

Why grieving a pet can be as hard as grieving a person

Minneapolis mayor rejects Trump’s self-defence claim after ICE officer kills 37-year-old woman

The walking adventures giving women a rare gift: no planning and time to connect

What you should know about the many faces of coercive control

Goolagong is a compelling and inspiring mini-series – a story for all Australians

Pressure mounts on Elon Musk’s X over Grok deepfakes of women and girls

Venus Williams scores Australian Open wildcard

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I used to put off my cervical screening. Then my GP handed me a self-collect swab

From contraception to menopause and IVF: How $25 scripts will reshape women’s health

How emboldened is Trump after Venezuela? Mette Frederiksen tells him to back off over Greenland

Bruce Lehrmann (going back for his hat again) takes defamation fight to Australia’s Highest Court

Why Australia’s new Aged Care Act will fail women unless we rewrite how we view ageing

French court finds 10 guilty of cyber-harassing first lady Brigitte Macron

Who is Cilia Flores, the wife of ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro?

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How women leaders have responded to Trump’s strikes on Venezuela and Maduro removal

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