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Doctor-turned-founder behind Ovum raises $4 million to scale AI women’s health platform

Ovum has raised $4 million in seed funding, tripling its valuation as it works to use AI to address the women’s health gap.

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Australia’s most underutilised policy resources don’t sit in a Think Tank

International Women in Engineering Day – Why visibility matters

Family Planning Australia turns 100 in same week that attacks on women’s health ramp up

TV host apologises after calling footballer Jérémy Doku’s plan to attend baby’s birth ‘disgusting’

I’m very active in our democracy – and I’m worried about the future

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Highly ambitious, poorly seen: the leadership pipeline problem for CALD and First Nations women

Women’s Health & Wellbeing Summit 2026 returns to Sydney with focus on longevity, AI, change-making and the future of women’s health

Australian Federal Police human exploitation taskforce investigating Richard White

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

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10 Australians devastated by climate change take landmark human rights case to United Nations

Ten Australians who have each had their lives upended by climate change are taking a landmark legal case against the government to the UN.

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Lucy Skelton is helping Australia’s best policy ideas reach decision-makers

2026 VIC Young Australian of the Year Nominee Lucy Skelton founded FORE Australia, transforming expert policy ideas into accessible briefs.

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Olivia Rodrigo announces all-women music festival with proceeds to go to charity

Olivia Rodrigo just announced she is throwing an all-female music festival, happening at Great Park in Irvine, California on 29 August.

Leadership

Lucy Skelton is helping Australia’s best policy ideas reach decision-makers

2026 VIC Young Australian of the Year Nominee Lucy Skelton founded FORE Australia, transforming expert policy ideas into accessible briefs.

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Highly ambitious, poorly seen: the leadership pipeline problem for CALD and First Nations women

CALD and First Nations women are among the most ambitious people, but workplaces struggles to support these women into leadership

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Women’s Health & Wellbeing Summit 2026 returns to Sydney with focus on longevity, AI, change-making and the future of women’s health

We’re excited to announce 2026 Women’s Health & Wellbeing Summit! Explore health leadership, AI, caregiving and new models of masculinity.

Australian Federal Police human exploitation taskforce investigating Richard White

Why is quitting smoking celebrated but quitting alcohol mocked?

I changed careers at 31 and became a pilot – here’s what no one tells you about starting over

Tennis legend Serena Williams announces historic return to Wimbledon

Forget ‘Follow the Money’: What Australia’s top female entrepreneurs know about success

‘Too pretty to do math’? Here’s the real reason girls aren’t choosing to study maths

Refugees: let’s also celebrate them when they are not winning.

The monoculture myth: Why a one way Australia has never existed and never should

The Sydney long weekend with my kids that reminded me I can do hard things as a single parent (and have fun)

‘It feels like my head is underwater’: How two exiled Iranian women artists are processing a year of violence and loss

The life ‘curveball’ of becoming a carer is exhausting. But workplaces can help

What drives women to have a ‘freebirth’ without a midwife or doctor? Here’s what the research says

Universal access to early childhood education means little without a stable, supported workforce

More women are turning to share housing later in life and the system hasn’t caught up

Refugee and migrant women know their stories best. It’s time we paid attention.

The expert-backed cash flow tips for business owners

An alarming 12 hours of efforts to restrict reproductive health in Australia

My son has a feeding tube. His story deserves better than a hospital brochure.

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Doctor-turned-founder behind Ovum raises $4 million to scale AI women’s health platform

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Women’s Health & Wellbeing Summit 2026 returns to Sydney with focus on longevity, AI, change-making and the future of women’s health

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Free RMIT tech intro workshop: SheHacks

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Join industry-leading women from RMIT’s School of Computing Technologies for a free hands-on workshop exploring AI and IT careers.

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Coaching through rapid change – Sydney Leading edge

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Creating safer tech workplaces for women

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Doctor-turned-founder behind Ovum raises $4 million to scale AI women’s health platform

Latest news

Australia’s most underutilised policy resources don’t sit in a Think Tank

International Women in Engineering Day – Why visibility matters

Family Planning Australia turns 100 in same week that attacks on women’s health ramp up

TV host apologises after calling footballer Jérémy Doku’s plan to attend baby’s birth ‘disgusting’

I’m very active in our democracy – and I’m worried about the future

Highly ambitious, poorly seen: the leadership pipeline problem for CALD and First Nations women

Women’s Health & Wellbeing Summit 2026 returns to Sydney with focus on longevity, AI, change-making and the future of women’s health

Australian Federal Police human exploitation taskforce investigating Richard White

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

10 Australians devastated by climate change take landmark human rights case to United Nations

Lucy Skelton is helping Australia’s best policy ideas reach decision-makers

Olivia Rodrigo announces all-women music festival with proceeds to go to charity

Lucy Skelton is helping Australia’s best policy ideas reach decision-makers

Highly ambitious, poorly seen: the leadership pipeline problem for CALD and First Nations women

Women’s Health & Wellbeing Summit 2026 returns to Sydney with focus on longevity, AI, change-making and the future of women’s health

Australian Federal Police human exploitation taskforce investigating Richard White

Why is quitting smoking celebrated but quitting alcohol mocked?

I changed careers at 31 and became a pilot – here’s what no one tells you about starting over

Tennis legend Serena Williams announces historic return to Wimbledon

Forget ‘Follow the Money’: What Australia’s top female entrepreneurs know about success

‘Too pretty to do math’? Here’s the real reason girls aren’t choosing to study maths

Refugees: let’s also celebrate them when they are not winning.

The monoculture myth: Why a one way Australia has never existed and never should

The Sydney long weekend with my kids that reminded me I can do hard things as a single parent (and have fun)

‘It feels like my head is underwater’: How two exiled Iranian women artists are processing a year of violence and loss

The life ‘curveball’ of becoming a carer is exhausting. But workplaces can help

What drives women to have a ‘freebirth’ without a midwife or doctor? Here’s what the research says

Universal access to early childhood education means little without a stable, supported workforce

More women are turning to share housing later in life and the system hasn’t caught up

Refugee and migrant women know their stories best. It’s time we paid attention.

The expert-backed cash flow tips for business owners

An alarming 12 hours of efforts to restrict reproductive health in Australia

My son has a feeding tube. His story deserves better than a hospital brochure.

Doctor-turned-founder behind Ovum raises $4 million to scale AI women’s health platform

Women’s Health & Wellbeing Summit 2026 returns to Sydney with focus on longevity, AI, change-making and the future of women’s health

I felt unqualified and uncertain starting a business. 12 years on, I know it’s just part of the process

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Highly ambitious, poorly seen: the leadership pipeline problem for CALD and First Nations women

The Sydney long weekend with my kids that reminded me I can do hard things as a single parent (and have fun)

The expert-backed cash flow tips for business owners

How an International Court judge thinks about hope

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Free RMIT tech intro workshop: SheHacks

Coaching through rapid change – Sydney Leading edge

Creating safer tech workplaces for women

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