News & Views National code to prevent sexual violence in universities becomes law Universities will soon need to takes steps to prevent and better respond to sexual violence on their campuses, under a new national code.
Books Posthumous memoir by sexual abuse advocate Virginia Giuffre to be published this year A posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, will be published later this year.
Local Depression, bullying and the climate crisis: Youngest senator Charlotte Walker’s first speech Australia’s youngest senator Charlotte Walker has given her first speech in parliament, sharing her battle with depression and misogyny.
News & Views How John Howard ushered in the Liberal Party’s ‘women problem’ New research traces the Liberal Party’s problem with women back to policy shifts made under former Prime Minister John Howard.
World Turkish first lady urges Melania Trump to advocate for Palestinian children Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan publicly urges US first lady, Melania Trump to speak against the deaths of Palestinian children.
Local Hundreds of thousands rally across Australia in historic pro-Palestine protests Across Australia pro-Palestine protesters took to the streets in some of the largest demonstrations in national history.
News & Views Cutting children from NDIS is not reform, it’s abandonment Cutting children with autism from the NDIS abandons families, denies early support, and risks lifelong struggles and harm.
News & Views Childcare safety: Phones banned, national worker register to be established The states and territories have agreed to several national reforms to help improve children’s safety in early childhood education.
Politics Penny Wong joins 20 nations to condemn Israel’s illegal settlement plan in West Bank Foreign Minister Penny Wong has signed a statement with 20 other nations to condemn Israel’s plans for Palestine’s West Bank.
News & Views How distrust and a fractured media landscape is fuelling anti-rights movements Growing distrust and the fragmentation of the media landscape is fertile ground for anti-rights movements.
News & Views Women Deliver 2026: A chance for collective action to challenge rising misogyny Melbourne will host the Women Deliver conference in 2026, the first time it is being held in the Oceania region.
News & Views Silenced, scraped and underpaid: The cost of creativity in the age of AI Thousands of storytellers are trapped in a system that measures worth only in corporate profits. The result? A creative sector that exploits the people who deliver billions to the economy.
