Soapbox Pipeline visibility is the missing piece in Australia’s clean‑economy agenda Australia’s clean economy will fall short if women-led companies remain overlooked from first pitch to the growth capital needed.
Employers DISSH’s parental leave policy recognises a truth most employers still ignore As an employment lawyer, I was genuinely caught off guard when a friend recently sent me DISSH’s Paid Parental Leave Program to review.
Soapbox In the ultramarathoning world, it’s women leading into the great ‘beyond’ Women are leading the rise of ultramarathoning, with endurance, resilience and grit helping them thrive in the world’s toughest races.
News & Views Historic $1 million gift to turbocharge Pink Elephants’ miscarriage support A historic investment will help Pink Elephants expand miscarriage support through technology, reaching more families with personalised care.
Soapbox It’s been a wild 15 years of paid parental leave. We must protect what’s been achieved Looking back at paid parental leave reminds us that lasting progress depends on protecting reforms through political change.
News & Views I was surveilled for defending Victoria’s forests. There’s been no apology, and still no accountability Protecting Victoria’s native forests means cleaner water, stronger communities, more jobs and a better future for everyone.
News & Views The glaring hypocrisy behind the Karl Stefanovic ‘free speech’ outrage Free speech in Australia has always had limits. It is a legal nuance that has apparently not yet reached the One Nation Facebook page.
Soapbox The push to define ‘Woman’ in the Sex Discrimination Act is a solution in search of a problem The Sex Discrimination Act has evolved with Australia to better reflect modern society, and women should not lose that hard-won progress.
News & Views When ‘simply being seen becomes political’: Meta’s crackdown on Australian LGBTQ+ accounts Micklin Korsuize, co-founder of The Queer Agenda, was busy preparing for a gender equality conference when their Instagram platform was deleted.
Soapbox Hints at rolling back paid parental leave must be quashed Paid parental leave gives families security during a critical time, and women should not lose that support.
Soapbox Family Planning Australia turns 100 in same week that attacks on women’s health ramp up A century in operation is a huge milestone. But for Family Planning Australia, the week is marred by attempts to rollback women’s health gains. CEO Sue Shilbury shares this piece.
News & Views The monoculture myth: Why a one way Australia has never existed and never should An Australian “monoculture” as suggested this week by One Nation’s Pauline Hanson has never existed and it never should.
