Politics

In Australia, access to abortion is still a complex issue, despite the procedure being mostly decriminalised in states and territories.

It’s actually happened in the United States. The Supreme Court has overturned the almost 50-year old Constitutional right to an abortion.

It’s officially been 12 years since Julia Gillard made history, when she was sworn in as Australia’s first female prime minister.

Hawaii’s Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) have reported this week that it no longer holds any incarcerated girls at its centre. 

$12.5 million was spent running 26,945 political advertisements on Facebook and Instagram in the last two months before the federal election.

Fatima Payman has been elected to the senate, making history as the first Muslim woman who wears a hijab to sit in federal parliament.

The NSW government has announced $100 million investment to improve women’s safety in public places, at home and in the workplace across NSW. 

Pauline Hanson has retained her senate spot in Queensland and is set serve another six-year term in Australia’s federal parliament.

A global sustainability index has ranked Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen as the three highest performing cites on sustainability measures.

“If we all helped one refugee woman, it would make an incredible difference,” writes Founder of Boost Juice, Janine Allis.

New South Wales and Victoria will introduce a new year of universal education for four and five-year-old children before they start school.

Countries with female leaders reported 40 per cent fewer COVID-19 deaths than countries governed by men, new research has found.