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Lucy Small during the Bells Beach Longboard Classic in 2023.

‘National disrepute’: Equal prizemoney advocate denied entry in surf competition

Lucy Small has been denied entry to the 2025 Noosa Festival of Surfing for comments made to the media that organisers say were false.

  • Frances Howe

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Mary Lee (1821–1909) was a key figure in the women’s suffrage movement at the end of the 19th century, one of the first initiatives advancing gender equality. Image: State Library of South Australia

These wowser women aren’t obvious feminist heroes. But their rallying cry rings through the ages

Exactly 130 years ago, women in South Australia were granted the right to vote. It was the culmination of a crusade against the demon drink, and family violence.

  • Justine Toh
Wendy Tuck is ready for her 16th Sydney to Hobart race.

Wendy learnt to sail from a kids’ book. Now she’s taking on a notorious stretch of water for the 17th time

Skipper Wendy Tuck has sailed around the world, but never takes the Bass Strait for granted.

  • Tim Barlass

Wicked unveils the tyranny of feminine niceness – and that’s why your daughters must see it

The new blockbuster movie of the stage show Wicked calculates the cost of female niceness and has radical things to say about the way women are cast into rigid roles.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Many studies have demonstrated women are more sensitive to pain.

‘We offer anaesthetic but only men need it’: The persistent myth about pain

Do women or men have a higher threshold for pain? It’s a question that raises a number of problems with Australia’s medical system.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Sophie Miller is back on her bike for the first time since she was a kid.

Catcalls, aggression, male domination: Why women aren’t cycling

Women are avoiding riding bikes because Victoria’s transport networks are set up for the needs and safety perceptions of confident, physically fit men. 

  • Cara Waters
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In Trump’s America, women don’t feel safe to date. Neither do these Aussies

The 4B movement, a radical feminist movement originating in South Korea, has seen a surge in interest from women in the West.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Hospitality worker Jamie Bucirde was honoured with Victoria’s first Cultural Change Champion award.

Good Food Guide’s first Cultural Change Champion in Victoria is crusading against sexual assault

For Jamie Bucirde, what started out as an Instagram account has grown into a bone fide nationwide movement.

  • Tomas Telegramma
WAR presdient Bridget Raffal accepts the award for Cultural Change Champion.

‘Raise the bar’: First Cultural Change Champion calls for action at Good Food Guide awards

More must be done to make hospitality a safe industry for women, heard the crowd at the 40th annual awards ceremony.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Former Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins.

New data reveals how far Australian workplaces still have to go on harassment

The research shows that at a leadership level in particular, engagement with harassment policies is lagging.

  • Kate Jenkins

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