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A new women’s safe haven, Arada House, has been launched in Sydney by the Arada Foundation, in partnership with Women’s Community Shelters.

Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell has alleged she was sexually harassed in the Victorian state parliament.

Kellie Sloane has been elected as leader of the NSW Liberal Party. For the first time, the party will have an all-female leadership team.

This week, Sussan Ley managed to do what many thought impossible: revive Tony Abbott’s legendary “women of Australia will do the ironing” moment except this time, it was the grocery shopping.

Young people want Australia to take climate change seriously, especially after losing the COP31 bid with the Pacific.

Changes to the Social Security and Other Legislative Amendments Bill 2025 have been met with fierce opposition from disability organisations.

Report on burnout in Australia’s middle-aged workforce finds women show greater declines in wellbeing due to unpaid care and time stress. 

A South African man who attended a neo-Nazi protest in Sydney has been taken into immigration detention and will be deported.

NSW faces a choice between gun laws that protect communities or giving in to growing pro-gun pressure and danger.

Australia’s oceans are telling us exactly what they need: bold climate policy, and a commitment to a safe future for all.

Are women being elected into these roles with the expectation that they will succeed, or are they just warming the seats until a man returns?

Two women are set to go head-to-head at the next Victorian state election, after Jess Wilson was elected Liberal Party leader.