News & Views ‘Monumental change’: A statue of feminist icon Zelda D’Aprano is unveiled in Victoria A bronze statue depicting Zelda D’Aprano’s iconic equal pay protest is being unveiled today by Julia Gillard AO in Victoria.
News & Views Finding Her: Digital map launches to share locations honouring women in Victoria Finding Her is Australia’s first interactive state-wide digital map spotlighting locations commemorating women in Victoria.
Health In Victoria, women’s health is deteriorating. We need more than small change funding to fix it New research shows a drastic deterioration of wellbeing of Victorian women over the last two years, with over a third now diagnosed with depression and anxiety.
News & Views Parents reach breaking point as childcare centres close in Victoria This week, childcare centres will close to all families, except for children who have at least one authorised worker parent in Victoria.
News & Views As sex work is decriminalised in Victoria, the community needs to accept it’s a legitimate way to earn a living Decriminalising sex work in Victoria will not remove discrimination unless community attitudes change along with the law.
News & Views Victorian opposition’s Louise Staley accused of stoking conspiracy theories about Daniel Andrews’ injury Louise Staley, the Victorian shadow treasurer, has been widely criticised for her questioning of Premier Daniel Andrews’ injury.
News & Views Hotel quarantine report blasts government failures, but political fallout is likely to be minimal The governmental failings in hotel quarantine that led to a second wave of the pandemic are likely to be politically irrelevant.
News & Views An open letter from 1,200 Australian academics on the Djab Wurrung trees More than 1,200 academics from across Australia have written to the Victorian government to protest the destruction of Djab Wurrung country.
News & Views Djab Wurrung women left heartbroken as ancient birthing tree torn down in Victoria An ancient yellow box tree with cultural significance to Australia’s Djab Wurrung women has been felled by the Victorian government.
News & Views We have enough electorates named after dead white men. It’s time we chose a woman instead The AEC is taking submissions on the name for a new federal electorate. Prominent women like Susan Ryan deserve consideration.
News & Views Not much relief for parents, but new childcare measures will rescue providers (again) Whether families actually save anything at all depends on where they live and what childcare provider they use, writes Kate Noble.
News & Views Coronavirus disrupted my kid’s first year of school. Will that set them back? Remote school may look different to ‘normal’ school, but children are still being taught and many are still engaged in the curriculum.