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Parliament and parenthood: MPs juggle work, family life

Parliament and parenthood: MPs juggle work, family life

Australian parliaments are navigating the need to provide family-friendly workplaces and facilitate democracy as MPs share their approaches to parental leave.

AI war against 'one cent' family violence perpetrators

AI war against 'one cent' family violence perpetrators

AI war against 'one cent' family violence perpetrators

AI war against 'one cent' family violence perpetrators

The use of artificial intelligence can be challenging for many Australians, but one major business has found ways to bring good out of the groundbreaking tech.

'Crucial moment' for Australian humanitarian support

'Crucial moment' for Australian humanitarian support

'Crucial moment' for Australian humanitarian support

'Crucial moment' for Australian humanitarian support

Balancing the scales towards gender equality will require Australian values of fairness, aspiration and opportunity to be front and centre.

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Adored trailblazer with kindness at her core farewelled

Adored trailblazer with kindness at her core farewelled

Marie Bashir's compassion and love for an early morning singalong have been remembered as political luminaries farewelled NSW's first woman governor.

Major gaps miss women's heart attack risk and symptoms

Major gaps miss women's heart attack risk and symptoms

A global review led by an Australian cardiologist has revealed critical gaps in how heart attacks in women are diagnosed, with calls for new guidelines.

Laws for nation's toughest DV murder penalty introduced

Laws for nation's toughest DV murder penalty introduced

A crime-troubled territory is introducing Australia's strongest sentencing laws for domestic violence murders, with a mandatory non-parole period of 25 years.

LGBTQI workers face heightened discrimination at work

LGBTQI workers face heightened discrimination at work

LGBTQI people are one and a half times more likely to experience discrimination and harassment at work compared to those not in the LGBTQI community.

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Aid cuts fuel crisis for teen girls in Asia-Pacific

Aid cuts fuel crisis for teen girls in Asia-Pacific

Aid cuts fuel crisis for teen girls in Asia-Pacific

Aid cuts fuel crisis for teen girls in Asia-Pacific

Australia has a critical opportunity to demonstrate regional leadership in the upcoming budget, advocates say, with adolescent girls at the forefront of need.

'Covert' misogyny shaping young people's views on women

'Covert' misogyny shaping young people's views on women

'Covert' misogyny shaping young people's views on women

'Covert' misogyny shaping young people's views on women

Healthy masculinity experts say promoting positive male role models is key to countering harmful attitudes about what it means to be a man.

Alarm raised over vaccination rates in twin pregnancy

Alarm raised over vaccination rates in twin pregnancy

Alarm raised over vaccination rates in twin pregnancy

Alarm raised over vaccination rates in twin pregnancy

Pregnant women expecting twins are being encouraged to get the flu and whooping cough vaccines as they do not increase the risk of birth complications.

'Brazen' judge comments highlight family court failures

'Brazen' judge comments highlight family court failures

'Brazen' judge comments highlight family court failures

'Brazen' judge comments highlight family court failures

Domestic violence survivors are being dismissed and silenced by the family court system, as experts say it is not set up to protect women and their children.

One-size-fits-all approach failing to treat depression

One-size-fits-all approach failing to treat depression

One-size-fits-all approach failing to treat depression

One-size-fits-all approach failing to treat depression

A groundbreaking study reveals new clues about why standard antidepressants fail for many Australians, prompting the need for more personalised treatments.

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

A new dedicated women's prison in a crime-troubled territory is aimed at improving rehabilitation outcomes away from adjacent compounds for male inmates.

Gen-Z service rewrites approach to male mental health

Gen-Z service rewrites approach to male mental health

Gen-Z service rewrites approach to male mental health

Gen-Z service rewrites approach to male mental health

Lived experience of mental health challenges is being used as the primary tool to connect with boys and young men facing their own difficulties.

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LGBTQI Aussies still face structural barriers at work

Major gaps in employment and work participation among LGBTQI Australians highlight ongoing structural inequalities in the job market.

Puberty blocker bans slammed as harmful to trans kids

Blanket bans on puberty blockers are the biggest risk to trans children globally, an advocate says, after a second Australian jurisdiction outlawed the drugs.

Festive season leaves DV responders bracing for impact

Domestic violence services and first responders are preparing for an expected increase in calls for help during the most violent time of the year.

'Divorce season' peaks with women left disadvantaged

A spike in relationship breakdowns heading into the end of 2025 is being driven by cost-of-living strains, which will likely result in a busy 'divorce season'.

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Gendered marketing: a Grinch to avoid in the toy aisle

Parents navigating the toy aisle ahead of Christmas are being urged to watch out for gendered narratives baked in to popular gifts.

Incontinent in my 20s: breaking the bathroom stigma

Shame and a lack of information are preventing people from disclosing a common health condition and women are twice as likely to be impacted as men.

Superannuation gender gap starts on first day at work

An outdated law is widening the gender superannuation gap where women retire with less due to rules that deny the entitlement to most workers aged under 18.

Police privacy breach puts DV survivors' lives at risk

Police failed to protect survivors of domestic and family violence after inadequate safeguards resulted in a serious privacy breach, putting lives at risk.

'Silence is complicity': men urged to speak on violence

Disrupting perpetrators' violent behaviour is at the heart of a landmark strategy to end gender-based violence in Australia's most populous state.

Fifth woman joins frontline of Liberal Party leadership

Australia's newest female state Liberal leader is leaning on advice from a fellow premier-hopeful and a former AFL premiership captain to guide her in the role.

The lack of leave turning many women off their jobs

Many Australian women have quit or considered leaving their jobs during fertility treatment, but some employers are stepping in to stop the workforce exodus.

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