Women
Hair remembers: The crime you don't know is happening to you

Women are being raped in their sleep by their partners, filmed and shared online without ever ...  
'Gutter politics' and rape: The Black history of One Nation

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party has thrown a "warm protective blanket" over Sean Black — ...  
Medical misogyny and endometriosis: Beyond the Simon Gordon scandal

Dr Simon Gordon's alleged victims may have been preyed upon by an unscrupulous practitioner, but ...  
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EDITORIAL: Medical misogyny and endometriosis: Beyond the Simon Gordon scandal

A recent Four Corners exposé featured a prominent Melbourne surgeon whose alleged sickening ...  
Albo is a bumbling misogynist

Anthony Albanese called Grace Tame “difficult.” But when women speak truth to power, “dif ...  
Rejecting pregnancy and birth: The case against procreation

Women’s oppression begins with reproduction — an assertion that, in 2026, feels more provoc ...  
After the Apology: Why forced adoption Is not settled history

Forced adoption in Australia is often treated as a closed chapter, but the record tells a diffe ...  
Grace Tame event moved after Murdoch coverage fuels harassment campaign

A sold-out International Women’s Day address by Grace Tame has been relocated to a secure venue ...  
Female-only swimming sessions save lives

Drowning is not about bad luck, but about removing structural barriers to water safety and swim ...  
REVIEW: The Butterfly Women

Belinda Donovan reviews historical romance thriller, 'The Butterfly Women', by Madeleine Cleary. ...  
'Australia's golden girl of fashion': Prue Acton

Prue Acton OBE is an Australian fashion designer who started her own business in Melbourne in ...  
Australia's gift to cabaret: Les Girls legend, Carlotta

Transgender Australian cabaret performer Carlotta was awarded the Member of the Order of ...  
Australian original — flaming spirit, Vali Myers

Bohemian fantasy artist Vali Myers was a 'unique spirit born out of time'.  
Palestinian women bear brunt of Gaza war while leading community resilience

Women in Gaza are enduring displacement, loss and hunger, yet continue to lead resilience efforts ...  
‘Hear Me Roar’: What female animals can teach us about women and power

In her new book, Erna Walraven draws on decades of experience with animals to challenge the myths ...  
Trump-style misogyny: Life imitating Austen's art

Jane Austen’s most overlooked heroine speaks volumes about the toxic masculinity still domina ...  
Game over: How 'The Last of Us' triggered a culture war

The second season of The Last of Us became ground zero for fandom toxicity, review bombs and the ...  
Sussan Ley’s real opposition is her own party

Just one month into the job, Sussan Ley’s biggest battle isn’t with Labor, but with the ...  

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