44 h. ago ‘Horribly, sexually violent’: How Australia’s women leaders deal with rising abuse

Women across the political spectrum are calling out the harassment that spreads online and spills into real life.

Politics

53 h. ago This simple urine test could change the lives of thousands of women like Marnie

The diagnosis time for endometriosis, one of the most common diseases among women, could be cut from years to weeks with a revolutionary new test.

Politics

68 h. ago When ‘harmless jokes’ aren’t harmless: What it will take to change the story on domestic violence

It doesn’t matter that “it’s not all men”. It’s enough men. Enough to stop women doing things they love. Enough to change how women act and where they go.

Events

3 d. ago O Christmas tree, I’d stuff you in the green bin. Now sing that, Mariah Carey

My family drives halfway across Sydney to eyeball our victim, the pine tree, before it is sacrificed. Guess who must vacuum the pine needles.

Politics

3 d. ago Australia leaves the fate of its ISIS brides to the American army

Documents released in Senate estimates show the 37 Australian women and children could be extracted from Syria by the US military with one simple move by Australia.

Events

3 d. ago Australia leaves the fate of its IS brides to the American army

Documents released in Senate estimates show the 37 Australian women and children could be extracted from Syria by the US military with one simple move by Australia.

Politics

3 d. ago Russell Crowe shines as a disarming Goering in Nazi drama Nuremberg

In the film, also starring Rami Malek and Michael Shannon, Crowe’s perpetrator of atrocities projects an air of affability and common sense.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘It must have a chrome bumper’: The women who bond over classic cars

Local female auto enthusiasts feature in a 2026 calendar and a new exhibition at the State Library of Queensland.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Never as good as the men’: This doco will make you gasp, then punch the air

When surfing became a professional sport, there was “no room” for women. These gnarly pioneers changed everything.

Politics

4 d. ago Another 775 charges for doctor who allegedly spied on women in hospital toilets

A trainee doctor accused of illegally recording hundreds of women in toilets across major Melbourne hospitals is facing hundreds more charges.

Science

5 d. ago Golf superstar says Australian Open ‘back on track’ after separating men and women

Australian golf superstar Cameron Smith says he’s much happier that the Australian Open has returned to its original format, after being highly critical of event organisers last year when men and women played at the same time.

Politics

6 d. ago Australia news LIVE: eSafety warns perpetrators using smart tech to control victims; Hundreds dead as floods ravage south

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

Events

6 d. ago Violence, racism and antisemitism – it all starts with women

How misogyny acts as a Trojan horse for the extreme right.

Events

6 d. ago Robyn thought fatigue was a normal part of motherhood. But that was just the start

As the average age of first-time mothers rises, more women are finding themselves juggling the stresses of motherhood with the symptoms of perimenopause.

Politics

6 d. ago Women’s hospitals are meant to redress neglect. In reality, they’re punishing women

As a clinician, a husband and a father of three daughters, I’m frustrated that women are receiving second-rate care.

Politics

7 d. ago Perpetrators are using vacuums and photo frames to spy on women. Connie and other ex

Perpetrators of domestic violence often want their victims to know they are being watched, but never know how.

Politics

7 d. ago Young voters and women have left the Coalition – and they aren’t being tempted back

Conservative elements of the Coalition seem to have interpreted a bump in polling for One Nation as proof they should tack farther to the right. It makes little rational sense.

Politics

8 d. ago Fifty Aussie women artists who conquered Europe (and art history)

The AGNSW exhibition, Dangerously Modern, explores how 50 Australian women artists found liberation – and created groundbreaking works – in Europe,

Culture

8 d. ago Why I love the company of naked women – the ones with wobbly arms and dimpled bums

An AI model might look faultless, but you’ll never hear her roar laughing the way women do in surf club bathrooms.

Politics

8 d. ago I joined one of the most exclusive clubs in my city – but the entry qualifications are brutal

With these women, the conversations go deep quickly – and I hear things I’d never heard anyone else talk about.

Politics