News & Views When is a kiss a crime? Feminists have asked this question for more than 100 years The fight for consent has a long history, with women challenging attitudes towards unwanted kisses for more than a century.
News & Views The women-led climate tech innovations bringing hope to Australia’s reef Women are finding practical ways to tackle climate change, from turning industrial emissions into building materials to mobilising communities to protect reefs.
News & Views ‘We’re driving half our potential workforce away’: The staggering number of women leaving construction apprenticeships Of the women who start trade apprenticeships in construction, 72 per cent leave before the end of their first year.
News & Views Could Trump interfere in the US midterms – and what checks and balances could stop him? Trump faces growing scrutiny over whether he will interfere in the US midterm elections and challenge results if Republicans lose.
News & Views A memo to the male leaders who keep crying election fraud Male leaders in several countries are refusing to accept election defeats, instead making baseless fraud claims to retain power.
News & Views Children who grow up in poverty are 5 times more likely to be poor young adults: new study Children who grow up in poverty are five times more likely to experience poverty in their 20s and 30s, new research finds.
News & Views Erin Patterson loses appeal, and her parole Erin Patterson will die in prison after her sentence was upgraded to life without parole during her attempted appeal.
News & Views Parents have one of Australia’s most important jobs, so why don’t we have policy for them? We invests billions in children’s services, yet parents lack consistent support to prevent harm and improve children’s wellbeing.
News & Views A religious school can still sack a woman for IVF, pregnancy or leaving a violent partner. In 2026 How is this still possible in Australia? An open letter calls for change, 40 years after the Sex Discrimination Act.
News & Views NSW government backtracks on gender-neutral breastfeeding policy after Kellie Sloane criticism NSW Premier Chris Minns has reversed gender-neutral language changes made to NSW parliament’s employee breastfeeding policy.
News & Views ‘It’s pretty toxic… but just a little, I want to be like that’: what young men think of manosphere content How young men navigate the manosphere reveals why misogyny persists online, even when they recognise it can harm themselves and others.
News & Views How much autonomy do women actually have when giving birth? Women giving birth have the right to make informed decisions about their care, refuse unwanted interventions and be treated with respect.