News & Views Why did Anthony Albanese joke about heavy metal with Sanae Takaichi? Albanese joked about heavy metal with Takaichi to lighten talks, reflecting shared musical interests during serious diplomatic meetings.
News & Views Barrister builds a Legal AI that thinks like a lawyer Australian barrister launches MiAI Law, a first-principles legal AI that reasons transparently from case law and legislation.
News & Views Meet the women making philanthropy accessible to everyday Australians Elyse Cook and Bella Conyngham created The Purpose Fund, a giving circle that makes philanthropy visible, participatory, and accessible.
News & Views ‘Deeply significant’: Susan Coyle becomes first woman to command Australian army Lieutenant General Susan Coyle becomes Australia’s first female Army Chief, marking a historic cultural shift in the military.
Profiles Basketball player Alanna Smith signs history-making deal with WNBA Alanna Smith signs historic $5.2m Dallas Wings deal, becoming Australia’s highest-paid woman in team sport under new WNBA agreement.
News & Views Anne Tonkin’s push to create world first community inclusion metrics for disability sector Disability advocate Anne Tonkin is the 2026 SA Award recipient of the Australian Awards for Excellence in Women’s Leadership.
News & Views How to “Lean In” in 2026? Sandberg’s interesting new approach combatting Tradwives Lean In reorganises under Sandberg, reducing staff, focusing on AI career gaps, and combating tradwife culture to empower women.
Leadership First Nations-led podcast Culture Capital takes on workplace culture and leadership gaps A new podcast launched this month by two social justice advocates will feature interviews and discussions about corporate accountability.
News & Views Inside the Cake Picnic trend: How a viral baking event is bringing strangers together Elisa Sunga is the founder of cake picnic, the viral event that has taken over the world (and Instagram) by surprise.
Advice The most productive thing you can do right now has nothing to do with productivity A decade of achievement taught me what success amnesia is. Play taught me how to get out of it, writes Dara Simkin.
Money How centuries of rules and taxes tried to keep women poor and almost succeeded Many women alive today (maybe even your mother) lived in a time where they had little physical or financial autonomy.
News & Views First Australian woman to swim seven of world’s most dangerous channels Joanne Norman has become the first Australian woman to complete the gruelling Oceans Seven swimming challenge.
