Title: News

‘Mean girls’ expose bullying culture at Parliament House

The news of the sudden death of Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching, aged 52, last week has shocked the nation.

15 March 2022

Taskforce to investigate porn link to rise in sexual assault

The link between the normalisation of sexual violence through pornography and actual violence against women has been borne out by the research for some time now:

14 March 2022

Ukrainian surrogacy nightmare continues for Australian couples, but aren’t we forgetting something?

Desperate couples trying to reach surrogate babies in war-torn Ukraine underscore the ethical problems with the surrogacy industry itself.

14 March 2022

Why are activists erasing JK Rowling?

In 2016 Ruth Barrett published Female Erasure, essays by women against gender identity politics. Today the target is JK Rowling.

9 March 2022

We need to #BreakTheBias that favours ‘trans inclusion’ over the rights and welfare of women

Today is International Women’s Day, a day both to celebrate women’s achievements and to call for their equal treatment in society. The theme for IWD 2022 is #BreakTheBias.

7 March 2022

War brings Ukraine’s exploitative surrogacy industry into sharp focus

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has thrown the lives of Melbourne couple Jessica Van Nooten and her husband Kevin, into turmoil and chaos.

7 March 2022

This isn’t just about toilets and uniforms

A recent article in the Herald Sun (“Schools opt for gender neutral toilets, language”) has praised the renewed efforts of the Victorian government to erase male/female difference in schools.

28 February 2022

Are we finally game to save women’s sport?

There’s a change in the air.

24 February 2022 · Rachael Wong

Prime Minister backs Bill to save women’s sport

Senator Claire Chandler’s bill to protect women’s sport has been backed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

22 February 2022