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Will the new Australian plan to end family violence succeed?

While the national plan aims for an Australia free of “gender-based violence” – much of the plan actually focuses on domestic, family and sexual violence.

Anjali and Aishwarya shine in Victorian Honour Roll of Women

Aishwarya Kansakar is a technology futurist while Anjali Shama is a passionate climate change activist.

Does having a majority of women justices in High Court of Australia matters?

For more than 80 years after its establishment in 1903, the High Court of Australia remained the exclusive preserve of men.

STEM Sisters and Institute of Health and Nursing Australia winners at the Victorian Premier’s Awards

Dr Ruwangi Fernando of STEM Sisters and Bijo Kunnumpurath of IHNA received the awards for best Student Experience and Private Education and Training respectively.

Young mum with “kangan and jhumka” wins again at Australian fitness event

"I do this as a mum and definitely understand how challenging it is to prioritise yourself. I do this to inspire other mums to look after their physical and mental health."

When five liberated women spoke the truth in Australia

In closed workshops in the Pram’s back theatre, the cast explored how they felt as women, using consciousness-raising techniques from women’s liberation, and physical exercises and improvisations adapted from avant-garde theatre groups.

Are women as successful as men in securing a patent for their invention?

A study of 309,544 patent applications found inventing is still a man’s world.

‘Toxic masculinity’: what does it mean, where did it come from – and is the term useful or harmful?

The term “toxic masculinity” was obscure in the 1990s and early 2000s. But since around 2015, it has become pervasive in discussions of men and gender.

Women who suffer domestic violence fare much worse financially after separating from their partner: new data

It’s the first time in Australia that we have specific data on what happens financially to these women.

Are migrant and refugee women more likely to face sexual harassment at work?

Ironically no past national study on workplace sexual harassment had explored migrant and refugee women’s experiences of sexual harassment in the workplace in detail.

Must-read

53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.
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