News & Views ‘I’m passing the torch on’: Larissa Waters steps down as Greens leader Senator Larissa Waters has stepped down as leader of The Greens as she takes some time to manage a pre-existing kidney disease.
News & Views Women ‘with longer skirts’ make better wives? These politicians are fed up with sexist comments Female politicians have posted photos of themselves wearing mini skirts in response to Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani.
News & Views Two weeks of miscarriage bereavement leave in the UK is progress. But why isn’t it paid? The UK has just passed two weeks’ bereavement leave for miscarriage beginning April 2027. While it is progress, it’s not where it should be.
News & Views ‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer charged with rape. Who is Clavicular? American “looksmaxxing” social media influencer Clavicular has been charged with raping a teenage girl in Massachusetts.
Ed's Blog It now costs $17,800 a year to raise a child, and that’s before the motherhood penalty Georgie Dent will outline the policy levers that can radically ease the strain and tension that parents feel around work and family.
News & Views Sexual assault survivors could soon use pre-recorded testimony in NSW courts Complainants in sexual assault trials will soon be able to give pre-recorded evidence as part of a wider suite of changes proposed in NSW.
News & Views Australians wait years for a dementia diagnosis, and care falls on women The road to receiving a dementia diagnosis is long and complex, and it’s women who are more likely to be caring for their loved ones
News & Views Rapists and domestic violence perpetrators to face tougher laws under Victorian Labor Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has pledged to legislate tougher penalties for family, domestic and sexual violence perpetrators.
News & Views Ed Sheeran says politics has no place in his music. These female pop stars disagree Ed Sheeran is one of the most popular songwriters of all time. But he doesn’t do politics. At least, that’s what he told the world this week.
News & Views ‘We don’t do consent’: The comments sparking backlash against Joanna Howe’s husband South Australia’s Attorney-General Kyam Maher has slammed comments from the husband of prominent anti-abortion activist Dr Joanna Howe.
News & Views As One Nation surges in NSW, its leader Mike Newman vows to ‘stop’ abortion Mike Newman has told a crowd in Sydney that the party would ‘stop’ abortion if it is successful at the next election.
News & Views New rule to limit screen time for children in public schools across NSW amid poor test results Students in public schools across New South Wales will soon be limited to as little as 15 minutes of screen time per day.
