News & Views Australian women will soon be eligible for a menopause health check. Here’s what to expect Women will soon be able to access a Medicare rebate for menopause health assessments. Here’s what you should know.
News & Views Overburdened legal services are turning away 1000 women escaping men’s violence every single week in Australia The peak body for women’s legal services says demand is outgrowing capacity, with centres forced to turn away an estimated 1000 people needing help every week.
News & Views ‘Faced with the unthinkable, we must fight back’: Gisele Pelicot’s daughter is combating drug-facilitated sexual abuse In her memoir, Caroline Darian, the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, processes her trauma by fighting for change
News & Views In Afghanistan, families are forced to sell children to survive. Trump’s USAID cuts will be devastating In Afghanistan, living conditions are so bad that some families are selling their children in order to feed the rest of the family.
News & Views ‘Now focused on exciting year ahead’ Sam Kerr not guilty of racial harassment Following a six day trial and two years since the incident, Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment
News & Views ‘Leaving our kids a harder world’: Dr Sophie Scamps pushes government to consider young people in its decisions Dr Sophie Scamps will introduce a bill to ensure the needs of young people are considered in government decision-making.
News & Views More than 100 women raped and burned alive during jailbreak in DR Congo At least 165 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to the UN.
News & Views What is sexsomnia? And how can it be used as a defence in court? Sexsomnia, a rare sleep disorder has been used as a defence in several recent sexual assault cases. Here’s what it means.
News & Views US will “take over Gaza Strip” and “level” it, Trump says “The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it.”
News & Views Parliament condemns antisemitism, but can’t avoid the blame game Independent Allegra Spender spearheaded a condemnation of antisemitism by federal parliament – but the debate was mired in partisanship.
News & Views Pregnant women can now get a free RSV shot. What other vaccines do you need when you’re expecting? The RSV vaccine is now free for pregnant women under the National Immunisation Program. Here’s what you need to know.
News & Views Women have finally achieved parity on VCE English reading lists, but there are fewer classics Female authors comprised just over a quarter of the VCE lists 25 years ago, but reached 50% this year – a steady upward trend.