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Peter Dutton and Donald Trump have both run unapologetic “anti-woke” campaigns.

The problem with going after ‘woke’ diversity? It’s actually good for us

The kindest thing that can be said about dismantling diversity programs is that it’s retrograde. And by retrograde, I’m not just referring to a Happy Days self-image of society.

  • Sonia Orchard

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Labor has made up ground among male voters, defying a trope that young men have become starkly more conservative.

The ‘dad vote’ crucial to Labor’s polling rebound

Support for left-wing parties among young men is little different to young women, defying a trope that they have become starkly more conservative.

  • David Crowe
Peter Dutton says he will prioritise male-dominated industries.

Dutton’s ‘me too’ election strategy is great … unless you’re a woman

If you’re employed in these sectors Dutton has earmarked as priorities, it’s great news. But what’s the plan for women? Signing up for the next season of Farmer Wants a Wife?

  • Katy Hall
Athletics Australia president Jane Flemming.

Australian Athletics boss Jane Flemming backs DNA testing for female athletes

Noting her own experiences and those of athletes decades before her, Flemming says the issues of gender in female sport might be complex, but they are not new.

  • Konrad Marshall
Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in the four-part drama Adolescence.

Adolescence has gripped parents, but our debates are missing a crucial thread

Add misogynistic influencers to the mix of feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness, and a growing wealth gap, and you have most of the ingredients for gendered violence.

  • Sonia Orchard
Caster Semenya.

Athletics becomes first Olympic sport to introduce DNA sex testing for women

World Athletics will mandate genetics testing for athletes entering female competitions to “doggedly protect” the female track and field category.

  • Tariq Panja
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Protesters gathered outside Parliament House at a rally calling for the LNP to reinstate healthcare for trans youth in Brisbane on February 8.

‘Completely devastating’: Parents of trans kids open up over Qld’s hormone therapy ban

Two Brisbane mothers reveal how the LNP’s ban on hormone therapy for trans children is affecting their kids.

  • Courtney Kruk
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Coalition senators swing behind Pauline Hanson’s push for her own trans inquiry

Eighteen Coalition senators sided with Pauline Hanson, despite Peter Dutton telling them to avoid culture wars and support the government’s existing review.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
The Protect Trans Youth Day of Action in Brisbane was one of 20 events nationwide calling on the Queensland government to reinstate health care for trans youth.

Hundreds rally outside Parliament House to protest LNP trans youth ban

The event in Brisbane was one of 20 held across the nation calling on the Queensland government to reinstate health care for trans youth.

  • Courtney Kruk
Adriana Paz (from left) Edgar Ramirez, Selena Gomez, Jacques Audiard, Karla Sofia Gascon, and Zoe Saldana with the award for best motion picture - musical or comedy for Emilia Perez.

As the Emilia Pérez saga escalates, let’s shed a tear for poor old Netflix

The streamer must have thought that elusive best picture statue was finally within sight. But its dreams of glory are fast evaporating.

  • Karl Quinn

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