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I recently visited four historic houses in Victoria that are open to the public to get a better understanding of women who worked from home.
The Fair Work Commission has been given new tools. Among them is the power to eliminate gender-based undervaluation of work in entire awards and groups of awards.
Data show young Australian women are less politically engaged than men. Given the negative experiences of female politicians, that’s hardly surprising. But there’s a glimmer of hope.
We’re used to describing feminism in ‘waves’, from the first in 1848, campaigning for women to vote, to the current fourth wave, in the age of #metoo. But do waves still work to describe feminism?
Feminist podcasts are having a moment. An expert reflects on 12 of them, from The Guilty Feminist and Feminist Book Club to podcasts that explore women’s lives and stories.
The Fair Work Commission is considering basic rights to work from home. Here’s what the evidence says about the impacts of working from home on physical health and mental wellbeing.
The number of active short-term rental listings is a small fraction of the total number of dwellings in Australia – and many listings are not in the city areas of great housing need.
Long lifespans and slow reproduction rates make deep-water sharks and rays as vulnerable to overexploitation as whales once were. We must place them under protection to avoid extinctions.
Psychology researchers have used virtual reality to find our brains oscillate with each step – an intriguing finding to better understand how we see the world.
If Jim Chalmers were in television, he’d be the presenter, key producer and the warm-up act. The Budget might be two months away, but Chalmers is preparing us for his night in the spotlight.
While there is much to applaud in the government’s strategy, it neglects to deal with the unequal gender impacts of climate change.
The RSV shot children in WA will get is a monoclonal antibody. Here’s what that means.
This year’s picks reflect what most cinephiles already know: streaming is the last nail in the coffin in the shift away from cinema to television.
Will it make a difference when companies have to track and report emissions and environmental impact? Only if policies with teeth follow.
Calls for the Fair News Digital Bargaining Bill to be fast-tracked are misguided. A better solution would be a straight levy on digital advertising to fund public interest news production.
Southeast Asian leaders have made clear their priorities this week. Some want more focus on climate change than geopolitical competition.
Despite different theories, there is no simple answer to whether prospective home buyers are better off buying before or after the expected interest rate drop in the next year.
Next week, Australian schools will begin NAPLAN tests for students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
The absurd humour which the film is being lauded for is often at Bella’s ‘primitive’, ‘monstrous’ or ‘damaged’ actions: words which have been used to describe disabled people throughout history.
Australia’s increasing energy demand is inconsistent with global efforts to tackle climate change and suggests our housing energy policy requires a radical rethink.
The Shortest History of Economics is not just a history of economic thought, but a history of economic life.
Understaffing and budget cuts mean prisoners often struggle to complete rehab programmes, even when they want to. ACT’s Parole Amendment Bill risks having the opposite of its intended effect.
The government will pay superannuation on its paid parental leave from July 1 next year. The government also announced Funding to spur takeup of electric vehicles and some progress on Closing the Gap
Today we're joined by Professor John Blaxland, Professor of International Security & Intelligence Studies at the Australian National University. Who gives us an overview of spying in Australia.