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‘We don’t do consent’: The comments sparking backlash against Joanna Howe’s husband

South Australia’s Attorney-General Kyam Maher has slammed comments from the husband of prominent anti-abortion activist Dr Joanna Howe.

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My Mum was what the NDIS calls an ‘informal support’. Then she died

Melissa Marsden’s mum was her closest support and, in the government’s language, an “informal support”. Since she died, Melissa has been working out what the NDIS expects her family to absorb.

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

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Australia’s record 8th place on gender equality is still no time for complacency

Cracking the top ten in the World Economic Forum’s global gender equality ranking is a huge achievement for Australia, especially given where we were just 10 years ago.

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

Rates of gonorrhoea and syphilis have increased by more than 50% over the past decade, with experts warning of concerning spikes for women.

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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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The HYROX poo incident exposes our obsession with pushing through

The HYROX poo incident poses the question: when did being fit become a test of how much suffering we can endure?

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

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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

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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

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‘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

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

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‘We don’t do consent’: The comments sparking backlash against Joanna Howe’s husband

Latest news

Gender parity is 120 years away. These are the best and worst countries for gender equality

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

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

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

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

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

The HYROX poo incident exposes our obsession with pushing through

Climate adaptation has a limit. Nepal has reached it

Podcast: Why it’s time to quit being nice

My Mum was what the NDIS calls an ‘informal support’. Then she died

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

Australia’s record 8th place on gender equality is still no time for complacency

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

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

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

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

‘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

Micro-credential – Work Effectively in Autonomous Environments

Build Your Future in Applied Technologies

The IT Workforce in the Age of AI

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