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Transgender / prisons / human rights / torture / rape / UN /

Women’s advocates call on UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture to protect female prisoners

October 16, 2022

The United Nations (UN) Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) begins its first visit to Australia today, which will...
Abortion / Fertility / Instagram / online abuse /

Australian journalist told to ‘do the world a favour’ and go get an abortion

October 10, 2022

An Australian journalist has been told by an Instagram user to ‘go get an abortion’.
Transgender / Media / South Australia / Child sex abuse / prison /

Outrage as media calls alleged male sex abuser a ‘woman’…AGAIN

October 08, 2022

Journalist Sean Fewster has received backlash on Twitter after sharing his story about TikToker Rachel Queen Burton, who this week...
Women's Rights / feminism / Iran / Mahsa Amini / hijab / Rachael Wong /

There is a lot to be learnt from Iran’s “Feminist Revolution”

October 07, 2022

By Rachael Wong Three weeks ago, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini sparked nationwide protests across Iran. The Kurdish-Iranian woman...
Abortion / AFL / abortion coercion / football / Stephanie Bastiaan /

Hawthorn Football Club scandal: We need to talk about abortion coercion

October 05, 2022

By Stephanie Bastiaan A review into the culture of AFL Hawthorn Football Club, which surfaced a couple of weeks ago,...
Victoria / prisons / Transgender /

Campaign to remove male sex offender from women’s prison heats up

September 29, 2022

Our campaign to remove a violent male sex offender from the Dame Phyllis Frost women’s prison in Victoria is heating...
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 / Stephanie Bastiaan /

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 / Dr Emma Wood /

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,...