#FreeBritney has many of us wondering: do we have conservatorships in Australia?
News Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down from her conservatorship might have you wondering how equivalent laws work…
Increased incarceration of First Nations women is interwoven with the experience of violence and trauma
There is a national incarceration crisis impacting First Nations women in Australia. First Nations women are the fastest-growing prison population,…
The power of no: Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Black women’s resistance
Simone Biles, the US gymnast widely considered “the greatest of all time”, withdrew from the Olympic finals this week, saying:…
‘Girls please stay in the kitchen’ — as skateboarding debuts at the Olympics, beware of the lurking misogyny
Skateboarding will make its Olympic debut this year at the Tokyo Games. The women’s and men’s competitions will both involve…
The ‘car park rorts’ story is scandalous. But it will keep happening unless we close grant loopholes
On Monday, a senate hearing produced yet more damning evidence about the “car park rorts” affair. The Australian National Audit…
Excessive strip-searching shines light on discrimination of Aboriginal women in the criminal justice system
In January, an unnamed incarcerated Aboriginal woman on remand at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT was the victim…
Victoria considers electronic surveillance for alleged stalkers
In 1993, Andrea Patrick was murdered by her ex-partner after a period of severe harassment and despite a restraining order…
As Part of a $4.5 Billion Oxycontin Settlement, the Sackler Family Has Promised Not to Lend Its Name to Museums for Nine Years
The highly contested Purdue Pharma settlement over the prescription painkiller OxyContin is one step closer to being finalized, as 15…
One third of migrant and refugee women experience domestic violence, major survey reveals
A third of migrant and refugee women in a new survey said they experienced some form of domestic and/or family…
Why have media outlets been fined more than $1 million for their Pell reporting?
In February, Australian media companies pleaded guilty to contempt of court over their reporting of Cardinal George Pell’s conviction on…
Actress & Sex Trafficking Victim Frida Farrell Is Fighting Back With ‘Apartment 407’ | NowThis
Actress Frida Farrell thought she was going to a casting callback. Instead she was held captive, drugged, raped, and abused.…