Title: News

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

Last month, our CEO Rachael Wong had the honour of emceeing the inaugural Tim Fischer Oration on Ethics in Public and Political Life at Parliament House in Canberra.

22 September 2022

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

One of the most enduring figures in modern history, it was hard to imagine a time without Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, as our Sovereign.

21 September 2022 · Stephanie Bastiaan

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

ANROWS has released a major report on the prevalence and impact of sexual violence. Pornography goes almost entirely unmentioned.

13 September 2022 · Dr Emma Wood

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

An ACT magistrate has indicated a man facing 72 child sexual abuse charges should be housed in a women’s prison if convicted.

11 September 2022

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

A Victorian mother wrote to us about her gender-confused daughter, and a school policy allowing her to seek transition without parental consent.

9 September 2022

The debate on ‘gender affirming’ care is long overdue

Australia's 'gender affirming' model of care for treating patients with gender dysphoria will be tested with a landmark case in the NSW Supreme Court.

31 August 2022 · Stephanie Bastiaan

Surprised by Motherhood

I think I was standing in the kitchen in tracksuit pants, eating a bowl of ice cream when I said,

29 August 2022 · Dr Emma Wood

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

A man convicted of serious sexual offences against women and children, now identifying as transgender, is housed in a Victorian women’s prison.

23 August 2022

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price: Bridging the gap for Indigenous women

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

16 August 2022 · Stephanie Bastiaan