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Ethics / Leadership / Tim Fischer / John Anderson /

Our culture’s deep need for ethics in public & political life

September 22, 2022

Last month, our CEO Rachael Wong had the honour of emceeing the inaugural Tim Fischer Oration on Ethics in Public...
Monarchy / Queen Elizabeth II / female leaders /

Vale, Queen Elizabeth II: Here’s to a remarkable woman and a life lived in service

September 22, 2022

By Stephanie Bastiaan One of the most enduring figures in modern history, it was hard to imagine a time without...
Pornography / Health / Sexual violence /

Talking around the issue: Where is the mention of pornography’s impact in ANROWS report on sexual violence?

September 13, 2022

By Dr Emma Wood In the last month, Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) released a research report,...
Transgender / ACT / prisons / self-identification /

Magistrate indicates man charged with 72 child sexual abuse offences should be housed in women’s prison

September 11, 2022

Last week, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Magistrate Jane Campbell indicated that a man facing 72 charges related to child sexual...
Transgender / Victoria / Gender / health care / detransitioners /

Mother pens powerful letter slamming Victoria’s harmful approach to gender confused teens

September 09, 2022

We recently had a distressed mother from Victoria write to us about her gender confused teenage daughter and her school’s...
Transgender / Gender / health care / detransitioners /

The debate on ‘gender affirming’ care is long overdue

August 31, 2022

By Stephanie Bastiaan Australia's 'gender affirming' model of care for treating patients with gender dysphoria will be tested with a...
Motherhood / feminism /

Surprised by Motherhood

August 29, 2022

By Dr Emma Wood I think I was standing in the kitchen in tracksuit pants, eating a bowl of ice...
Transgender / Sexual Assault / prisons / human rights /

Women’s advocates launch petition to remove male sex offender from women’s prison in Victoria

August 23, 2022

In August 2022, it was revealed by the Herald Sun that a man convicted of serious sexual offences against women...
Politics / Indigenous / Aboriginal / First Nations /

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price: Bridging the gap for Indigenous women

August 16, 2022

By Stephanie Bastiaan Black Lives Matter and violence against women are two issues regularly at the forefront of the national...