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When Senator Marielle Smith stood up in Parliament and shared her own story about agonising breastfeeding pain, postnatal anxiety and how the help ran out, mothers across the country felt heard.
Now, with the Senate voting to establish a Select Committee on women’s health that will hold public hearings across Australia on fertility, postpartum healthcare, and women’s pain, Dr Kavita Thanakrishnan shares what it’s taken to get to this moment.
Also today, why is the Australian man accused of murdering 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla in Thailand being given more media airtime? So much of Tunchanok’s humanity has already been taken, given the sensationalist media headlines chasing this story.
And Wirdi woman Murrawah Johnson shares how the Queensland government is threatening to unwind democratic rights with new development laws.
Two women leading disaster responses across our region have outlined to the Australian Government what they’re respecting in return for their stories and for Australia claiming credit for taking the negotiating chair at COP31.
Finally, could the key to solving the AI fake image crisis actually be in our phones?
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After what has been an incredibly difficult few months, I'm so happy that I've progressed enough to build some independence, and I can finally see some light after all of this…I want you to know that I feel like I've been given a second chance at life, and I'm not going to waste it
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A Sydney woman who was bitten at Coogee beach in June has spoken out about her recovery for the first time after being mauled by a shark, suffering several bites and the amputation of her arm.
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A week of headlines that laid bare the horrifying reality facing women in Australia
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Seven days of headlines about sexual violence, threats and misogyny show what women are being forced to live with.
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‘Breakthroughs happen when courage meets scientific excellence’: The women launching game-changing ventures out of labs
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Women researchers are turning AI into tools for earlier cancer detection, safer treatment and better care for people living with dementia. Read more +
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Hyping Underhyped Books: Why we need to be platforming Blak women’s voices now more than ever |
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Blak women have always been writing brilliant books, so it’s time we stopped overlooking them and started talking about them. Read more +
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From Recovery to Racing: Bianca Criaco is carving a place for women in action sports
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Gold Coast woman Bianca Criaco will take part in the national electric skateboarding championships this weekend, one of just two women competing. Read more +
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Pacific women leading disaster responses on Australia’s COP31 promise
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As Australia prepares to take the negotiating chair at COP31, two women leading disaster responses across our region set out what they expect in return. Read more +
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The number of attendees at Sunday’s record-breaking Sydney Swans AFLW game against Essendon, nearly doubling the club’s previous record turnout. The official crowd for the following men’s match was 30,058, Sydney’s smallest crowd at the SCG this season.
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Medical history has been made in the Central Coast with a baby becoming the first person in the world to receive treatment for a rare form of epilepsy
After suffering with up to 70 seizures a day, newborn baby Bohdi received his first dose of a new precision medical treatment on April 21, and had his final seizure just three days later. Precision medicine involves tailoring treatment to the genetic characteristics of an individual patient, and it is this innovative therapies pathway that could ultimately benefit other children with conditions that are currently difficult to treat.
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This week on Women's Agenda, the highs of the women's game and the very deep lows following the actions of men. Plus, all the language that skirts around the issues to protect reputations Still, there were the wins! Deborah Mailman becoming the first Aboriginal person inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame, and the AFLW roaring back with big double-header crowds (and six matches around men's grand final weekend).
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