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As One Nation’s popularity continues, it’s important to examine what the party is promising, over the headlines they’re garnering.
Still on politics, we meet the mother of four who is running for office in Sydney, with a new sense of courage and bravery since her two-year-old son Joe died. Elouise Massa has already had massive success as a hospital campaigner, including via “Joe’s Law” which bans future public-private partnerships for acute care in NSW.
Can we quit the medical gaslighting of women? Lucy Lin makes the case, noting it’s the consequence of a health system that has not invested enough in researching and innovating in women’s health.
Also, the argument to retire the “you can’t be what you can’t see” line that is so often shared at leadership events – or at least to get the actual quote right! More than ever, we need people to aspire to be what they can’t see.
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Be active, be interested in the world, be interested in your friends. If you can do that, you’ll get a certain pleasure out of living. |
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Lorna Henstridge
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Wise words from Australia’s oldest woman, who has died aged 112 after a battle with pneumonia. Her secret to such a long, happy life? “Always do something you enjoy.” Lorna lived through two world wars, two global pandemics and 26 Australian prime ministers.
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Gloria Steinem spent 50 years proving the readers were there
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The publication Gloria Steinem founded published her obituary this week, 54 years after being told they would “run out of things to say”.
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How Karen Alexander turned her anger into leadership in the environmental movement |
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In the final episode of the season of There Will Be Dancing, Karen, a WELA co-founder, reflects on a career in environmental leadership. Read more +
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Cancer care exercise delivers a $3 return for every $1 invested. So why can’t more Australians access it? |
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Exercise should be part of cancer care, but too many Australians still struggle to access it when they need it most. Read more +
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Can Australian businesses legally ban customers from using smart glasses?
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Smart glasses are raising privacy concerns, but outright bans could discriminate against people who rely on them for accessibility. Read more +
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Proposed laws would let you opt out of social media algorithms. An expert explains
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Australia’s proposed digital duty of care laws could push social media platforms to take more responsibility online. Read more +
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The amount of passengers affected by the eruption of Indonesian volcano Mount Anak Krakatau, as flights in and out of Jakarta have been cancelled. Australians are left trapped in the region, with over 3000 flights cancelled due to heavy ash. "We cannot ascertain when this will end due to the dynamic weather," Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said.
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This Father's Day, the focus is being put back on the generations of Indigenous men raising children, passing on culture and strengthening families, as SMS4DeadlyDads is introduced
The platform is a free text-messaging service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fathers across Australia. More than 1,000 Indigenous fathers have signed up to receive information about pregnancy, children's development, supporting partners and their own wellbeing.
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Women's Agenda speaks with George Megalogenis about his new book Three Shocks: Who We Are Becoming in the 21st Century. The book traces how politics has failed to keep up with a changing Australia, including via one key shock -- that professional women are now the largest segment of the workforce, replacing blue-collar men.
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