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February 12, 2025

Job-sharing Senate candidates have launched legal proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia

Job-sharing political candidates Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock have announced that they have submitted an application to the Federal Court of Australia, seeking to prevent the Australian Electoral Commission from rejecting their nomination to run for a Victorian Senate seat in the upcoming federal election.

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February 11, 2025

‘We are cooking on the roads, our children are studying on the roads’: The significant impact of evictions in India

In June last year, the West Bengal government conducted eviction drives across the city of Kolkata to do away with ‘encroachments’. The impacts on women and children are still felt today, reports Ritwika Mitra.

Ritwika Mitra

February 8, 2025

Albanese government announces $573.3 million women’s health package

Minister Gallagher, Minister Butler, and Assistant Minister Kearney today unveiled a $573.3 million women’s health package, which includes the PBS listing of the first new contraceptive pills in over three decades.

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February 7, 2025

Opinion: An empathy crisis is ravaging the housing crisis conversation

"The lack of empathy towards people trapped in a crisis that they cannot out-save, out-earn or out-hustle is setting us back significantly. While some are wrapped up in the concept of worthiness, we stray further and further away from reaching a critical part of the discussion: it does not have to be like this," writes Emily Readman.

Emily Readman

February 5, 2025

Young voices, big ideas, no vote: Why Australia needs to listen to teen girls and gender-diverse youth this election year

In November last year, I was in Canberra supporting a workshop with high school-aged students. An annual workshop, it focused on building the political literacy of young people, positioning them as people with solutions, and encouraging them to bring their solutions to life.

Ashleigh Streeter-Jones

January 30, 2025

Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts pens ‘Long Yarn Short’: A story of survival and a scathing look at the systems tearing families apart

Most people in their mid-twenties probably wouldn’t even think about writing a memoir, but for Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts, the timing was finally right.

Madison Howarth

January 28, 2025

First Nations women on what January 26 signifies and why they love Yabun Festival

Founded in 2001, Yabun Festival on Gadigal land in Sydney has commemorated Survival / Invasion Day and brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from across the country.

Madison Howarth

January 24, 2025

Sounds of Solidarity celebrates First Nations music on January 26

The weight of January 26 - and the entire month of January - can weigh heavy on the shoulders of Indigenous people across the country. What is officially celebrated as the national day, ‘Australia Day’, means something very different for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Madison Howarth

January 22, 2025

Meta’s new policies and Australia’s social media ban: Why marginalised voices could lose the most

"As a woman of colour who has struggled with mental health, I’ve experienced the duality of social media firsthand... I can’t help but think that Meta’s decision to deregulate, and the Albanese government’s decision to ban social media, are not all that different when they both limit the ability of marginalised voices to use social media safely," writes Varsha Yajman.

Varsha Yajman

January 21, 2025

I traveled away from Washington, DC during inauguration weekend for the ultimate form of self care

"When Barack Obama was elected as the first African American president, of course my family took a road trip... However, these election results shattered my dreams, leaving me with the idea of an Inauguration Weekend getaway," writes Imani Brooks.

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