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A private text message quoting a joke from Love Actually was found on Sarah Rosenberg’s phone and read aloud in court as part of an attempt to undermine her credibility as a witness during a rape trial.

She argues the NSW government should expand the scope of its approach to protecting victim-survivors in court. Counselling records are not the only problem when it comes to privacy, she says.

Most of us are feeling lonely and socially isolated. So what if we dropped the standards and had more spontaneous catch-ups? Angela Priestley says some of the best days she’s had this year happened while informally hosting friends at home, mess and all.

Dr Katrin Rabiei’s mother was one of Iran’s first police officers. But have pioneering women like her have become inconvenient in today’s political debate? It's a question that's taught her a lot about feminism

When Sadhana Smiles took time out of the workforce to become a mother, she had very little super to her name. Then, a divorce meant she had to split a joint self-managed super fund. Here’s what she’d tell her 25-year-old self.

PCOS has been renamed to PMOS in a change that hopes to better diagnose the common disorder. Thanks to our partnership with Genea, we chat with gynaecologist Dr Rebecca Taylor about what the new name means for your fertility

Madeline Hislop
Partnerships Editor

The Key Quote

   
Ask this question of yourselves. What single answer does she have to any of the list of problems and challenges which I went through before? Zip, is the answer to that.
   
Kevin Rudd
Former PM Kevin Rudd told 7.30 that Pauline Hanson would have no idea how to govern the country.

On Women's Agenda Today

From forensic psychology to culturally responsive care, my career taught me to look beyond the label
After working with asylum seekers, she built a career helping culturally diverse families access the mental health support they need. Read more +
As one of Iran’s first police officers, my mother taught me an essential truth about feminism
Feminism means supporting every woman’s right to speak freely, make her own choices and hold different political beliefs without judgement.Read more +
I didn’t think about super until I got divorced. Here’s what I’d tell my 25-year-old self
When I was 25, superannuation was the last thing on my mind, writes Sadhana Smiles. Then a separation changed my approach. Read more +
PCOS vs. PMOS: What the new name means for your fertility
PCOS has a new name, PMOS, to better reflect the condition and help women receive the right diagnosis, treatment and fertility support. Read more +
What if we dropped the standards and had more spontaneous catch-ups
And what if more of those catch-ups happened in our messy, come-as-you-are homes, with less stress and expectations on hosting? Read more +

The Key Figure

28%
 
The percentage of Australians who report being lonely, according to the latest 2026 State of the Nation report into loneliness, released to mark this week’s Loneliness Awareness Week.

The win

Natalie Kyriacou has a radical idea for the climate movement: make people laugh

In a recent episode of There Will Be Dancing, a podcast produced by Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia, Natalie Kyriacou explores storytelling as a vehicle for social change and why humour might be one of the most underrated tools of the climate movement.  

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In this week's wrap chat: who gets protected, who gets replaced, and who gets to leave on their own terms. We share the big wins: a new Alzheimer's blood test that could transform early detection for the women most at risk, and ACTU powerhouses Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil stepping down after a decade of hard-won rights — together, and without clinging to power.

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