News & Views Human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson to receive 2026 Sydney Peace Prize Jennifer Robinson has been awarded the 2026 Sydney Peace Prize, recognising her global advocacy for human rights.
News & Views Disillusionment with major parties fuels Charlotte Mortlock’s new grassroots push Charlotte Mortlock has started a new political grassroots movement to create Australia’s next major political party.
News & Views Men prefer women leaders who ‘don’t rock the boat’, research finds Men are more likely to support women leaders who uphold the status quo rather than challenge gender inequality.
News & Views Alice Springs community in mourning after alleged murder of five-year-old girl The Alice Springs community is mourning the death of a five-year-old Aboriginal girl, whose body was found on Thursday.
News & Views Afghan women’s team allowed to compete internationally after years in limbo FIFA has moved to formally recognise an Afghan women’s national football team in exile, in a landmark change.
News & Views $4 million push to get more women-led startups off the ground in NSW The NSW government is pushing to close the gender gap in entrepreneurship, launching a $4 million pre-accelerator program.
News & Views Brighton unveils plans for groundbreaking women’s stadium Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club has unveiled plans to build Europe’s first purpose-built stadium for a women’s football team.
News & Views ‘Major win’: Georgie Purcell, Brittany Higgins secure reform to reduce courtroom harm for survivors The Victorian government will strengthen laws to allow more sexual assault survivors to pre-record their testimony.
News & Views Note to Karl Stefanovic: The 70s and 80s weren’t less political. It’s when Australians fought hardest for rights we take for granted While it’s easy to look back on the 1970s and 80s through a nostalgic lens, it was also one of the most politically transformative times.
News & Views The woman behind the growing demand for sensory rooms in Australia’s biggest venues Dr Bliss Cavanagh turned her personal experience with Tourette syndrome into a business designing sensory rooms that support inclusion.
News & Views Women leaders rally behind funding push for ‘silent killer’ cancer group Survival rates for upper gastrointestinal cancers have barely shifted in decades. Women are leading the funding push.
News & Views Trump turns a women’s sporting celebration into a men-first photo-op When Trump welcomed the University of Georgia women’s tennis team to the White House this week, the resulting photo went viral.
