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Most mothers who had a child since 2020 feel lonely. Few feel part of a “village”. Here’s what we learned from hundreds of mothers.

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A ‘good mother’ doesn’t trust trained experts, says RFK Jr. She does her own research instead

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MAFS UK: What happens when abuse is edited into entertainment?

Melbourne rom-com about Sri Lankan community heads to big screen

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Schools are being blackmailed with explicit AI deepfakes of students

Schools are confronting a disturbing new threat, with cyber criminals using sexually explicit AI deepfakes of students to blackmail schools.

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Australia keeps treating violence against women and children as unavoidable. We are not powerless

Australia keeps grieving women and children lost to violence while failing to confront the systems enabling their deaths.

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We analysed the TikTok history of 142 men to learn about the manosphere

New research reveals how manosphere content on TikTok can push young men towards misogyny, violence and harmful ideals.

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‘Outragement’: Julie Inman Grant on tech power and what it takes to push back

Julie Inman Grant calls it “outragement”: the addictive, pull-you-in content across social media. The eSafety Commissioner knows it’s tough for adults to resist, so what hope do kids have?

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MAFS UK: What happens when abuse is edited into entertainment?

The allegations uncovered by the BBC about sexual violence during the filming of Married At First Sight UK should force a reckoning.

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Melbourne rom-com about Sri Lankan community heads to big screen

More than ten years after its publication, Melbourne writer Su Dharmapala’s debut novel, “The Wedding Season” is being adapted for screen.

Clare Wright’s epic tome triumphs at NSW Literary Awards

Could capital gains tax reform make investors more risk-averse toward women founders?

The PM is not throwing everything at ending violence against women, despite claims on radio

Five women, two children killed since Budget. But PM claims they’re ‘throwing everything’ at the issue

Man charged with murder after woman and two young children found dead in Sydney

The leadership summit supporting women to earn real credentials

Women and girls record philanthropic boom in Australian sport

Ali France during final days of election campaigning in Dickson

Ali France on the NDIS overhaul: ‘Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you get care’”

Australian teens impacted by the social media ban are getting less news: new research

WHO declares global health emergency as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads

EY takes a step backwards on paid parental leave with penalties for staff who resign within one year of returning

Budget takes a step forward for future generations, but leaves billions on the table

An open letter to the people designing our health and disability systems

Hollywood’s shrinking bodies are impossible to ignore when the algorithm never stops

Can Delta bring the Eurovision dream home?

The government wants to save $463m by tightening disability support to school students. What’s going on?

The most powerful meeting in the world and no women at the table

161 family violence call-outs in a week in one suburb. Whatever we’re doing, it’s not working

Australian researcher Professor Helena Teede behind global push to rename PCOS

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Could capital gains tax reform make investors more risk-averse toward women founders?

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Women and girls record philanthropic boom in Australian sport

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One Nation’s thumping win in Farrer signals sharp shift in politics as usual

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73% of mothers feel lonely. Hundreds told us how the ‘village’ is failing them

Latest news

From receptionist to real estate CEO: Sadhana Smiles on backing yourself before you’re ready

What silence is costing women at work. And why just ‘speaking up’ isn’t the answer

Coming Home from ISIS: Security, Human-Rights and Social Cohesion in Australia

A ‘good mother’ doesn’t trust trained experts, says RFK Jr. She does her own research instead

‘Outragement’: Julie Inman Grant on tech power and what it takes to push back

MAFS UK: What happens when abuse is edited into entertainment?

Melbourne rom-com about Sri Lankan community heads to big screen

Clare Wright’s epic tome triumphs at NSW Literary Awards

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Schools are being blackmailed with explicit AI deepfakes of students

Australia keeps treating violence against women and children as unavoidable. We are not powerless

We analysed the TikTok history of 142 men to learn about the manosphere

‘Outragement’: Julie Inman Grant on tech power and what it takes to push back

MAFS UK: What happens when abuse is edited into entertainment?

Melbourne rom-com about Sri Lankan community heads to big screen

Clare Wright’s epic tome triumphs at NSW Literary Awards

Could capital gains tax reform make investors more risk-averse toward women founders?

Five women, two children killed since Budget. But PM claims they’re ‘throwing everything’ at the issue

Man charged with murder after woman and two young children found dead in Sydney

The leadership summit supporting women to earn real credentials

Women and girls record philanthropic boom in Australian sport

Ali France on the NDIS overhaul: ‘Where you live shouldn’t determine whether you get care’”

Australian teens impacted by the social media ban are getting less news: new research

WHO declares global health emergency as deadly Ebola outbreak spreads

EY takes a step backwards on paid parental leave with penalties for staff who resign within one year of returning

Budget takes a step forward for future generations, but leaves billions on the table

An open letter to the people designing our health and disability systems

Hollywood’s shrinking bodies are impossible to ignore when the algorithm never stops

Can Delta bring the Eurovision dream home?

The government wants to save $463m by tightening disability support to school students. What’s going on?

The most powerful meeting in the world and no women at the table

161 family violence call-outs in a week in one suburb. Whatever we’re doing, it’s not working

Australian researcher Professor Helena Teede behind global push to rename PCOS

Could capital gains tax reform make investors more risk-averse toward women founders?

Women and girls record philanthropic boom in Australian sport

One Nation’s thumping win in Farrer signals sharp shift in politics as usual

From our Partners

From receptionist to real estate CEO: Sadhana Smiles on backing yourself before you’re ready

The leadership summit supporting women to earn real credentials

Why women are the key to solving Australia’s organ donation gap

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

Events For Women

Odyssey Women’s Lunch

Coaching through rapid change – Sydney Leading edge

Creating safer tech workplaces for women

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