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Women with longer skirts make better wives, according to Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister.
A man who had the stage at the UN’s General Assembly last week.
Italian politicians (male and female) have hit back in the best way: by wearing short skirts, of course.
You likely know Moana Hope from her legendary football career. But as the retired professional AFLW player writes today, “Every one of us worked full time” and she didn’t “transition” to a new career; she was building it through her years of playing. Which makes what Moana is doing today all the more impressive.
Also, with the Lindsay Clancy case in the US driving attention to the devastating consequences of severe perinatal mental illness, Dr Nicole Highet warns us about the scenarios we’re seeing closer to home. The founder of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence urges us to stop waiting for tragedy before taking perinatal mental health seriously.
Finally, is it unprofessional to take an iced coffee to a job interview? A recruiter has urged Gen Zs to stop doing so. But if they’ve survived the AI hiring gauntlet, surely, they’ve earned the BYO coffee?
Angela Priestley
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Even when I was president, I sometimes fantasized about, if you put women in charge of every government for like two years, and then just kind of saw, all right, how are things going? I have a strong belief that things would — they wouldn’t be perfect — but they’d be better. I’m confident about that. |
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Barack Obama
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Obama has said that governments around the world would be better if women were put in charge, supporting his previous views over the last decade about the importance of women in leadership. The former president was in conversation with historian and author Doris Kearns Goodwin at a university in Massachusetts last week, speaking about a wide range of political beliefs.
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Two weeks of miscarriage bereavement leave in the UK is progress. But why isn’t it paid?
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The UK has just passed two weeks’ bereavement leave for miscarriage beginning April 2027. While it is progress, it’s not where it should be.
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Georgie Dent just put into words what solo mums like me already know: Australia’s family policy assumes there’s a second adult |
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The problem with being a solo parent is not simply that everything costs more, but the assumption there are two adults making it work. Read more +
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What the Lachie Neale decision says about male entitlement and accountability
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What do we teach men about accountability when consequences remain firm only until they become sufficiently inconvenient? Read more+
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Don’t bring an iced coffee to a job interview? If Gen Zs survive the AI hiring gauntlet, surely they’ve earned it
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Gen Z is being told to ditch the iced coffee at job interviews. But surely if they survive the AI hiring gauntlet, they’ve earned it. Read more +
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Moana Hope: I built my career long before I played AFLW
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AFLW legend Moana Hope now owns a traffic management planning business. She runs it, and decides what comes next. Read more +
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$100,000
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The amount that Northern Territory rapper Yung Milla has received as the winner of the Voice Australia 2026. Throughout his time on the national television show, he spoke about his experiences growing up in an outer city near Darwin. "Domestic violence, alcohol and drugs, you know, they were all big factors in my household," Yung Milla, also known as Levi Nichaloff, said in the semi-final episode. “But my mum always made sure that we knew that wasn’t the right way.” Levi has promised to use part of his $100,000 prize to establish a local studio that will "go to the mob" and help "give the kids a voice".
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The City of Bristol in the UK has banned the advertising of products that can cause environmental harm across council-owned advertising platforms such as bus shelters and billboards
The policy now bans advertisements for high-carbon holiday, petrol and diesel vehicles and marketing which encourages fast fashion. Deputy Leader of the Council, Heather Mack said: “As the first council to introduce restrictions on the advertising of fast fashion, we will continue to look at how we can keep improving our advertising policy so that our outdoor spaces reflect the positive values of Bristol, reduce our climate impact and improve our local neighbourhoods and economy.”
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