Women's Forum Australia

Title: News

Pro- life uni group not welcome at Australian National University

Pro- life uni group not welcome at Australian National University

Students at one of Australia’s top universities can hear only one side of the abortion debate, after the student association banned a pro-life group.

4 August 2021

 City of Sydney evicts women’s legal charity for holding biological sex matters

City of Sydney evicts women’s legal charity for holding biological sex matters

You would think a city council trying to axe a women’s legal service for its politics would be one of the biggest stories in the country.

30 July 2021

 The ‘shadow pandemic of violence’ during NSW lockdown

The ‘shadow pandemic of violence’ during NSW lockdown

Domestic violence services report fifty percent more calls from women with children during the latest NSW lockdown.

30 July 2021

 Single man has second baby after spending almost $400,000 on surrogacy

Single man has second baby after spending almost $400,000 on surrogacy

A single dad from Canada has welcomed his second child after spending $350,000 CAD ($378,000 AUD) on surrogacy.

29 July 2021

 Norway women’s handball team fined for not wearing bikini bottoms

Norway women’s handball team fined for not wearing bikini bottoms

Norway’s women’s beach handball team has been fined over $2,000 for ‘improper clothing’ because they failed to wear bikini bottoms during their game against Spain in Bulgaria.

26 July 2021

 Surrogate mother who almost bled to death giving birth would do it again

Surrogate mother who almost bled to death giving birth would do it again

A young NSW mum made news recently after disclosing that she almost bled to death following the birth of her baby as part of an altruistic surrogacy arrangement.

23 July 2021

 Woman who found her video on Pornhub creates app to help survivors of image-based abuse

Woman who found her video on Pornhub creates app to help survivors of image-based abuse

After almost taking her own life on discovering a video of her had been uploaded to Pornhub, a Chinese woman has built an app to help survivors.

22 July 2021

 Employer-sponsored egg freezing: bane or benefit?

Employer-sponsored egg freezing: bane or benefit?

A new study has found that Australian women are divided on whether employers offering egg freezing is a valuable benefit or an inappropriate overstep into women’s private lives.

17 July 2021

 Billboard displaying definition of a woman deemed ‘offensive’

Billboard displaying definition of a woman deemed ‘offensive’

A billboard displaying the dictionary definition of a woman was taken down from Wellington’s CBD within 24 hours after complaints.

16 July 2021