News & Views ‘Competence over chaos’: Democrat Eileen Higgins elected first female Mayor of Miami Democrat Eileen Higgins has been elected as Mayor of Miami, the first woman in the city’s history to take on the role.
News & Views Linda Reynolds says she will continue to fight Commonwealth over Brittany Higgins case Linda Reynolds says she will continue to pursue the Commonwealth government in her lawsuit related to the Brittany Higgins rape case.
News & Views Huge women-led protests in Brazil call for end to femicide Tens of thousands of people have marched in the streets across Brazil to protest against femicide and gender-based violence.
News & Views Ashton Hurn elected new leader of South Australian Liberal Party First term MP Ashton Hurn has been confirmed as the new leader of the Liberal Party in South Australia today.
News & Views Chanel Contos spearheads campaign for ‘opt-in’ social media algorithms Chanel Contos is spearheading a new push to require social media platforms to offer an “opt-in” option to algorithms.
News & Views Burnout ranked top concern for women in business: Ruth Limkin shares a guide to mitigate it Ruth Limkin shares a practical guide that can help women in business mitigate burnout before it takes over.
News & Views What social connection really means for families raising a child with disability Flying Fox’s camps and programs are fun, inclusive experiences that support young people with disability to socialise and build new skills.
News & Views New resources launched to improve response to abuse of older women, women with disability A suite of training resources to help frontline workers respond to the abuse of older women and women with disability has been launched
News & Views Barnaby Joyce quits the Nationals to chase power (and problematic policies) on the crossbench After weeks of drawing as much media attention as he can, Barnaby Joyce has confirmed he is leaving the Nationals to sit as an independent.
News & Views Italy adds femicide to its criminal code, punishable with life in prison Italy’s parliament has added the crime of femicide to its criminal code, with the punishment of life in prison.
News & Views Two dozen Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass school abduction Two dozen schoolgirls who were kidnapped from a school in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president has announced.
News & Views South Africa classifes gender-based violence a ‘national disaster’ after women’s protests South Africa will classify gender-based violence as a national disaster, a decision that followed an online campaign and national protests by thousands of women.