Soapbox Here comes the sun. What America’s blue tsunami should tell Australia As American voters turn away from divisive politics, Australian politicians are being reminded of the importance of fairness and equality.
News & Views Sexual violence is a picture nobody wants to see. I’m making you look anyway Most people know a victim, yet few want to imagine that someone they know could be responsible, writes Sarah Rosenberg.
News & Views The invisible labour propping up Australia is costing women their financial futures Women continue to shoulder unpaid care responsibilities, often sacrificing career progression, financial security and retirement savings in the process.
News & Views My 9-year-old son had a nightmare about Pauline Hanson. That should worry all of us. From playground taunts to parliamentary rhetoric, racism is shaping the lives of migrant and refugee Australians.
News & Views One Nation candidate who boasted about ‘smashing pussy’ and never seeking consent quits Matthew Collins apologised and quit less than a month out from the state election. One Nation said it did not condone the comment.
Soapbox Australia’s healthcare failures are funding a radical wellness economy Australia’s failing healthcare system is pushing women towards online wellness influencers who exploit their desperation with dangerous misinformation and false promises of control.
Soapbox Four Corners exposed childcare again. The reforms didn’t touch the thing that’s broken Despite new childcare safety reforms, staffing shortages and a profit-driven system continue to put children at risk in Australia’s early learning services.
Soapbox Pregnancy discrimination is costing Australia. Three reforms could help change that. Pregnancy discrimination continues to push women out of work, prompting calls for stronger penalties, faster justice and clearer workplace rights.
News & Views A political pressure cooker fed by media, boosted by algorithms. Can we be better than this? Misogynistic jokes about women parliamentarians. A female major’s firebombed. ‘Ditch the witch’ threats. We must be better than this.
Soapbox Australia’s digital duty of care is a real advance for women. Two loopholes could undo it Australia’s digital safety bill strengthens protections against gender-based violence and AI abuse, but key gaps remain.
Soapbox A McKinsey partner called the glass cliff ‘playing the victim’. My career says otherwise The McKinsey controversy reveals how women face persistent barriers in leadership, from the glass cliff to being pushed out.
Soapbox We need more people like Helen Haines in Parliament. This horrific attack can’t deter my generation from putting our hands up We need more people like Helen Haines in Parliament.
