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'Australia's golden girl of fashion': Prue Acton

Prue Acton OBE is an Australian fashion designer who started her own business in Melbourne in ...  
Australia's gift to cabaret: Les Girls legend, Carlotta

Transgender Australian cabaret performer Carlotta was awarded the Member of the Order of ...  
Australian original — flaming spirit, Vali Myers

Bohemian fantasy artist Vali Myers was a 'unique spirit born out of time'.  
Palestinian women bear brunt of Gaza war while leading community resilience

Women in Gaza are enduring displacement, loss and hunger, yet continue to lead resilience efforts ...  
‘Hear Me Roar’: What female animals can teach us about women and power

In her new book, Erna Walraven draws on decades of experience with animals to challenge the myths ...  
Trump-style misogyny: Life imitating Austen's art

Jane Austen’s most overlooked heroine speaks volumes about the toxic masculinity still domina ...  
Game over: How 'The Last of Us' triggered a culture war

The second season of The Last of Us became ground zero for fandom toxicity, review bombs and the ...  
Sussan Ley’s real opposition is her own party

Just one month into the job, Sussan Ley’s biggest battle isn’t with Labor, but with the ...  
Brittany Higgins' new role is the start of a system overhaul

Brittany Higgins isn’t a hero for enduring rape, but for speaking out about it over voices ...  
Ascent of women reshaping the future of Australian politics

Political robustness has been boosted by the growth of female participation, demonstrated in the ...  
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in the court of public opinion

When it comes to public opinion, women face harsher trials than men — long before any verdict is ...  
Reading in the age of genocide

Does the state of the world turn readers to “escapist” books, or does it just turn readers ...  
Leying down the new order with Sussan: A Liberal Party fictional tale

A woman has been voted leader of the Liberal Party, but will Sussan Ley listen to voters and ...  
Dutton's actions aren't for men or women — they're for Dutton

A government that favours only one group will marginalise everyone else – men included.   
Liberal Party reshuffles misogynists in the seat of Whitlam

The Liberal Party is like a members-only boys' club — except the boys aren't there when memb ...  
'Adolescence' exposes the danger of digital dysfunction

TV series 'Adolescence' exposes how poorly regulated access to digital platforms increases miso ...  
We need to talk about Andrew Tate

‘Adolescence’ raises questions about the online influence of figures like Andrew Tate, who ...  
The Project airs MFW's fight against toxic masculinity ... then diminishes it

Managing editor Michelle Pini discusses The Project's recent segment on MFW's grassroots activism ...  
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