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Prostitution

Prostitution harms all women

August 11, 2020

By Rachael Wong As activists continue to call for the liberalisation of prostitution laws in Australia, Canadian sex trade survivor...
Research

Sexist study rating attractiveness of women with endometriosis retracted by medical journal

August 07, 2020

By Rachael Wong An objectifying and offensive study measuring the attractiveness of women with endometriosis has finally been retracted from...

New research highlights risk of homelessness faced by older women in Australia

August 05, 2020

By Rachael Wong Two new reports highlight the risk of homelessness faced by older women in Australia.

NSW’s first public mother-baby unit for severe mental illness announced

August 03, 2020

By Rachael Wong Postnatal psychosis is a serious mental illness that affects 1 to 2 women in every 1000 after...

Why have over 900 women and girls gone missing in Peru since coronavirus lockdowns began?

July 31, 2020

By Rachael Wong With more than 400,000 coronavirus cases and 18,816 deaths, Peru is the third-hardest hit country in Latin...

Victorian doctor who raped daughter and forced her to have an abortion jailed for 16 years

July 27, 2020

By Rachael Wong A 74-year-old Victorian doctor, who was still working until last year, has been sentenced to 16-and-a-half years...

Pregnancy alcohol warning labels now mandatory

July 24, 2020

By Rachael Wong Tri-colour pregnancy warnings on alcoholic beverages will now be mandatory in Australia after the Ministerial Forum on...

The celebrity baby market puts women at risk

July 23, 2020

By Jennifer Lahl, originally published on National Review. I have lost count of the number of celebrities hiring women to gestate their...

“Kiddie porn manga” comics pulled thanks to South Australian MP

July 20, 2020

By Rachael Wong Japanese comic book chain, Kinokuniya, has pulled hundreds of titles from its Sydney store after South Australian...