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The children’s book celebrating Victoria’s first female Premier (just in time for Book Week)
5+ hour, 11+ min ago (346+ words) by Rita Nasr | 11 minutes ago This Book Week, playgrounds around the country will be full of tiny princesses, wizards and superheroes. But imagine, for a moment, a different kind of costume on display. Imagine girls walking into assembly in polka…...
Men are just 20 per cent of the care workforce. The reason why isn't 'masculinity"
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (650+ words) by Women's Agenda | 3 hours ago Structural and economic barriers are standing in the way of men’s participation in the paid sector, according to new research, challenging long‑standing assumptions that men avoid such work because they perceive it as conflicting…...
Perfect is the enemy of good: Why we need to legislate coercive control in Victoria
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (811+ words) by Meagan Prabhakar | 21 minutes ago Meagan Prabhakar from Women’s Community Shelters outlines the case for legislating coercive control in Victoria, following similar laws that came into effect in NSW in 2024. “But he didn’t hit me, so it’s not domestic violence....
The narrative that "boys will be boys" is why sexism and misogyny are allowed to thrive and continue to do so in 2026
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (513+ words) by Rita Nasr | 15 seconds ago The AFL cannot catch a break this week, and frankly, it does not deserve one given how it’s handled recent matters. Now, we have an AFL team appearing to mockingly re-enact what’s alleged to have…...
Dolly Parton wrote the working woman's anthem. We'll always love her
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (580+ words) by Angela Priestley | 2 minutes ago How can you say enough about the talent of Dolly Parton? How can anyone possibly find the words strong enough to define the joy, positivity and heart she brought to everything? First, you start with…...
Talking to your children about consent and sexual violence can be hard. Here’s how to start the conversation
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (942+ words) by Women's Agenda | 20 minutes ago While we tend to focus on building adolescents’ knowledge, starting conversations about consent as early as possible, and having them as often as possible, is the best approach, writes Stephanie Wescott, Monash University and Jane…...
Angus Taylor’s wife Louise Clegg blames drunk teens and cavalier parents. The culture of Scots? Not so much.
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1039+ words) by Tarla Lambert-Patel | 56 seconds ago The allegations that a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by three boys (aged 13 and 14) from one of Sydney’s most prestigious boys’ schools, Scots College, has prompted a reckoning well beyond the eastern suburbs laneway where…...
Calls for female execs to step up to the plate in name of charity for CEO CookOff
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (683+ words) by Ainsley Koch | 22 seconds ago A leading Australian executive is throwing down the gauntlet, challenging other senior business leaders to swap the boardroom for the kitchen in the name of charity through the OzHarvest CEO CookOff. Lucy d’Arville, Partner at…...
If you ever felt abandoned after birth, this inquiry needs your story
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (902+ words) by Dr Kavita Thanakrishnan | 2 hours ago When Senator Marielle Smith stood up last week and shared her own story, the agonising breastfeeding pain, the postnatal anxiety that crept in when the help ran out, I felt utter pride and sadness…...
Queensland government threatening to unwind democratic rights with new development laws
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (761+ words) by Murrawah Johnson | 11 minutes ago First Nations people have been fighting to protect our land from the impacts of development in Queensland for more than 250 years. It’s always been a battle where the scales have been tipped against us. Now…...