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Queensland has banned conversion therapy practices by healthcare practitioners that seek to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Victims of domestic and family violence will now have easier access to NSW public hospitals for the treatment of their injuries.

Brad Hazzard referred to Jodi McKay as the “temporary opposition leader”, then launched into a personal attack, labelling her “stupid”, “a complete pork chop” and suggesting she should resign or be stood down.

The changes to degree costs at universities will disproportionately impact women, writes Deanne Gannaway and Grace Dunn.

Parents unable to use childcare services over the next six weeks, during Melbourne’s stage four lockdown, will be provided with an extra 30 days of “allowable absences”.

The federal government will provide ‘pandemic leave disaster payment’ of $1500 to Victorians who need to self-isolate for 14 days and have no sick leave entitlements.

As child-care centres close in Melbourne, the focus needs to be on what governments can do to cushion the impact on working parents.

The Minister for Women has been quiet on how the pandemic is impacting women. Sure, she has another huge portfolio, but this shouldn’t be a side project,

South Australian MP Nicolle Flint has put herself in a garbage bag dress to call out sexism from ABC journalist Peter Goers.

We’re fast losing our once-in-a-generation opportunity to completely reset the economy to position women as essential to recovery.

Hundreds of Australian children aged ten to 13 are in juvenile detention. Legal and medical experts say we must raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14.

The JobKeeper payment will be reduced from September but extended until March 2021, while the JobSeeker payment will be reduced from September.