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Poolside with a billionaire, podcast with the far-right: A week in the life for Pauline Hanson

Pauline Hanson has had a busy winter parliamentary break. She’s jetted off to Europe and has been spotted enjoying some poolside time with Gina Rinehart.

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Poolside with a billionaire, podcast with the far-right: A week in the life for Pauline Hanson

Latest news

From Cartier to co-founders: Why Julie Kim and Sophie Seymaux took the leap

The menopause gold rush is here: the line between empowerment and exploitation is blurry

Can the Liberal Party rebuild and win back women voters before they move on for good?

The unspoken burden: Why it’s time the broader business sector backed NSW women

Zohran Mamdani’s latest policy recognises what modern parents really need

Two in five women who experience birth trauma also develop PTSD, new report finds

Kylie Jenner’s Meta alliance is a betrayal of the women and girls who built her empire

Only one woman on Australia’s highest-paid CEO list as top boss pockets $48 million

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Women’s Health & Wellbeing Summit 2026 returns to Sydney with focus on longevity, AI, change-making and the future of women’s health

The biggest mistake we make about perimenopause happens in our twenties

Data centres won’t save the jobs women will lose

Two in five women who experience birth trauma also develop PTSD, new report finds

Kylie Jenner’s Meta alliance is a betrayal of the women and girls who built her empire

Only one woman on Australia’s highest-paid CEO list as top boss pockets $48 million

Beauty advice for the women we rape and kill

Women are returning to the News. It’s time the News reflected them.

The real secret to career success isn’t confidence—it’s trust

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Why rebuilding the ‘village’ could transform motherhood for thousands of women

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The bakery ad shaming women to sell cakes is part of a long history of sexist advertising

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4 women and girls gone in 4 days. 3 men and 1 boy charged with murder

Why so many working parents feel trapped by the ‘dream life’

Warm, compassionate, devoted: Lavanya Chappa remembered as support for children urged

Man charged with murder of ex-partner and mother of his four-month-old baby

There is no ‘bouncing back’ from childbirth trauma without knowledge and resources

Three headlines in Australian news this week show the same truth about power, gender and privilege

The menopause health gap hiding in plain sight

After his wife’s sudden death, Moh Rezaee wants every family to talk about organ donation

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Bonnie Tyler, legendary pop singer behind Total Eclipse of the Heart, dies aged 75

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The unspoken burden: Why it’s time the broader business sector backed NSW women

Only one woman on Australia’s highest-paid CEO list as top boss pockets $48 million

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