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Who loses out when abortion data is suppressed?

New draft regulations in South Australia would require doctors to provide comprehensive data on all abortions performed in the state.

2 February 2022

Apple’s new ‘pregnant man’ emoji latest attempt to erase women

Apple has released a ‘pregnant man’ and ‘pregnant person’ emoji, reigniting a controversy that began when Unicode approved them in 2021.

31 January 2022

Lockdowns and interruptions exacerbate eating disorders

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause uncertainty for many people’s lives, with disruptions to school, work and continued anxiety over further lockdowns.

31 January 2022

Housing biological males in women’s prison is unfair to women. Why is it controversial to say so?

A UK criminology professor is under investigation over “transphobic” tweets after questioning the housing of biological males in women’s prisons.

27 January 2022

Queensland’s futile push to make prostitution ‘legal’ and ‘safe’

“[The] politics of pessimism defines the liberal consensus that prostitution should be regulated rather than abolished. This attitude is the antithesis of feminism.

20 December 2021

ACAT decision finds debate on the nature of transwomen is in the public interest

ACAT has partially reversed a finding that a radio newsreader unlawfully vilified a former infantry captain, ruling the debate is in the public interest.

16 December 2021

Billie Eilish opens up about devastating impacts of porn

Billie Eilish has spoken about her addiction to pornography, which began when she was 11, and how the abusive content warped her ideas of sex.

15 December 2021

NT’s late-term abortion law does women no favours

The Northern Territory parliament has recently passed a bill which amends the Termination of Pregnancy Law Reform Act 2017, making it easier for women to access late-term abortions.

13 December 2021

Surrogacy and ART laws must put children first

Whatever industries have been adversely affected by the pandemic, the fertility industry does not appear to be one of them.