7 h. ago They’ve been dismissed as ‘beta males and pathetic women’. But this Young Lib is punching back

Georgia Lowden wants to limit negative gearing, impose gender quotas and take action on climate change. No wonder she doesn’t watch Sky After Dark.

Events

17 h. ago Several people arrested as protesters clash with police in Melbourne CBD

Trans rights protesters have clashed with police in Melbourne while trying to disrupt a women's rally outside parliament.

Events

31 h. ago There are plenty of shows talking footy – this one takes on the AFLW

Broadcaster and former player Kate McCarthy says the time is right to build on the momentum of the women’s game.

Politics

31 h. ago Gaslit, dismissed and treated as hypochondriacs: The gender divide in iron deficiency

Ignored by doctors for years, Abigail almost died, with one doctor in the end saying she had the blood count of a shark attack or car crash victim.

Events

31 h. ago Ignored and dismissed, women raise voices against medical misogyny

Our series has prompted thousands of women to tell their harrowing stories.

Events

44 h. ago ‘I used to be embarrassed dining alone, now it’s my Friday night ritual’

More women are eating out alone as a self-care routine − one where they’ve got nothing to prove and no one interrupts their bite of steak.

Politics

45 h. ago From ‘ambitious and clueless’ to history makers: NRLW trio first to hit 50 games

Keeley Davis, Isabelle Kelly and Ali Brigginshaw will become the first NRLW players to reach the 50-game milestone this weekend after eight seasons of the women’s game.

Events

47 h. ago Think horror is a man’s world? This documentary will scare you straight

1000 Women in Horror sheds light on the many women who have helped keep the genre alive, proving once and for all that some women were made to spook.

Events

47 h. ago ‘Made money from violence against women’: Women’s groups demand AFL ditch Snoop Dogg at grand final

Groups fighting to end violence against women say the rapper is a “dangerous” choice of headline act for the pre-game entertainment.

Sport

49 h. ago ‘I still love sex’: Menopause, desire and finding fulfilment in midlife

Menopause, and the decades that follow it, are commonly thought of as a transition leading to lower libido and the end of sex. But for many women, it’s just the beginning.

Politics

55 h. ago Men often ask me how they can be allies to women. This is my simple response

The advice is easy. Even better, it’s good fun.

Politics

66 h. ago More Hamas officials welcome Albanese’s recognition move, as PM warns against propaganda

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said the Albanese government had “got it wrong” when it announced a plan to recognise a Palestinian state on Monday.

Events

2 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Albanese, Chalmers respond to leaked Treasury advice; Unemployment drops, working women at record highs; Watt protects salmon farming in Tasmania

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

Politics

2 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Albanese, Chalmers responds to leaked Treasury advice; Share of working women hits record high as unemployment drops

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

Events

3 d. ago Tickle vs Giggle: The case centred around what a ‘woman’ means

The Federal Court has heard an appeal by Sally Grover, creator of a women-only app, against a finding that she discriminated against transgender woman Roxanne Tickle.

Politics

3 d. ago Are the ghosts of this convent’s ‘fallen women’ about to be heard?

A concert at Abbotsford Convert pairs the poetry of Nam Le with the “electric” sounds of Australia’s finest young musicians.

Politics

3 d. ago This Sydney woman lost $200K to a notorious street scam. Her family blames a ‘zombie drug’

Dozens of Sydney women have been targeted on the city’s streets in the past two years. The fraudsters may be using a dangerous drug that sends victims into a compliant delirium.

Politics

3 d. ago Ellenbrook teen jailed after Children’s Court backflips on sentence

A Perth teenager who coward-punched a fellow student at an Ellenbrook shopping centre has had his suspended sentenced overturned.

Events

4 d. ago Former Israeli PM slams ‘lip service’ Palestine call as Labor division mounts

A former Israeli PM has dismissed Australia’s move to recognise Palestine as populist symbolism, but the Albanese government is facing growing calls to impose further sanctions.

Politics

4 d. ago 'Mini hearts' offsetting side effects of breast cancer treatment

More women are surviving breast cancer with the help of advances in technology. But there can be a trade off the potential for the life saving treatments to damage the heart.

Politics