With an aim to advance equality in the music industry, winners at this year's Australian Women in Music Awards have been celebrated in Brisbane.
Perth father who made graphic videos of himself raping women and girls he'd drugged found guilty
A father-of-two who spiked women's drinks then filmed himself raping them after they slipped into unconsciousness is found guilty in a Perth court.
Photo shows A tight selfie shot of a man smiling outdoors.These women sought court protection from their violent partners. They didn't get it
The restraining order against Kate's abusive ex-partner was cancelled after paperwork was sent to her old address. She's one of three women who say they've been re-traumatised while trying to obtain court-ordered protection from their domestic violence perpetrators.
NSW government announces change to how the pill can be accessed
The NSW government says a trial contraceptive pill scheme will be made permanent from this Saturday. It allows women who use the pill to get a 12-month refill from a pharmacist without a new script.
Photo shows A photo of a contraceptive pill packet for a story about why women are turning away from the pill.Women in pelvic mesh class action waiting for payouts more than a year after $300 million settlement
It’s been more than a year since women injured by pelvic mesh were awarded $300 million in compensation yet none of the group members have received a cent.
Has Video Duration: 10 minutes 9 seconds.More than a year after their $300 million settlement, these women have still not received any money
Thousands of Australian women who won a landmark class action settlement more than a year ago over damage done by pelvic mesh have still not received any compensation.
Photo shows Portraits of nine women looking serious are arranged in a grid.1994 International Conference of Women in Agriculture
In 1994 farming women from across the world met in Melbourne to change the agenda in agriculture.
Has Video Duration: 1 minute 20 seconds.It's been 30 years since women claimed their title as farmers, but there's still 'a long way to go'
As recently as the 1990s many women still avoided the f-word, hesitating to call themselves farmers in a world that overlooked their contribution to agriculture.
Photo shows Two 'land girls' with a furrow in 1942.Stealthing is now criminalised in Queensland. Here's what you need to know
New sexual consent laws come into effect from Monday, along with the criminalisation of stealthing.
Photo shows hand pulling condom out of pocket.The 'scrap metal sheila' turning rusted junk into outback art
Milynda Rogers first started making scrap metal sculptures and putting them by the roadside for school kids to enjoy. Now scores of them adorn the outback landscape.
Photo shows A scrap metal and wire sculpture of a man on a horse that sits on a cliff overlooking bushland.Maud Baillie hand crafted furniture on a remote SA Island, 120 years ago
Under the glow of candlelight on a remote South Australian island, teenager Maud Golley taught herself to carve wood and created some of our nation's finest Australiana pieces.
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 2 seconds.Teenage girl's 'world-class' wood carvings, created on a remote island 120 years ago, now on display
Under the glow of candlelight, on a remote South Australian island, self-taught wood carver Maud Baillie created some of our nation's finest Australiana pieces.
Topic:Feel Good
Photo shows A composite image showing a black-and-white photo of a young woman wearing an ornate hat, and also a wood carving.Not safe for women? New data shows ADF struggling to bring down rates of harassment
It follows recommendations from the royal commission into veteran suicides to investigate the impact of sexual violence within the ADF more broadly.
Photo shows A woman in military uniform looks through a pair of binoculars on the deck of a ship.'I am ready to begin': At 70, Lindy Lee says she's old enough to start having fun with her art
The celebrated artist — who recently delivered the $14 million Ouroboros sculpture to the National Gallery — draws on a lifetime of love, loss and spiritual enlightenment in her work.
Photo shows A woman with black hair tied up in top knot and Mao collar style jacket laughs in lush green outdoor area surrounded by ferns.'Irrational, hysterical or crazy': Senate inquiry recommends reproductive leave for all as it calls for medical profession to step up
Senators found many medical students get just an hour of training in the subject despite half the country going through it at some stage.
Photo shows An Australian senator in a red jacket.Afghan women's mental health deteriorates under new laws banning the sound of their voices
Women living under a regime which banned them from using their voice in public risk punishment to tell the world the brutal, bleak truth of life in Afghanistan.
Photo shows Three women with their faces covered sit at a table and draw on paperMenopause supplements are exploding in popularity. But do they work and are they safe?
Experts are warning of an explosion in ineffective and potentially harmful menopause supplements, with a parliamentary inquiry into menopause due to report this week. Here's what you need to know.
Topic:Explainer
Photo shows A graphic showing a bottle of pills, three dollar signs and a question mark against a pink backgroundFor these mums, burlesque provides friendship, freedom and a strict 'no-judgement zone'
Behind the velvet curtain of a dimly lit stage, a group of mothers is preparing to shine. By day, they're doing the school run, but by night they perform burlesque.
Photo shows A woman putting on lipstick while looking in a mirror backstage of a theatre.Why a woman becoming Japan's PM won't necessarily be good for gender equality
Two women are in the running to lead Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and thus be virtually guaranteed to become the country's first female prime minister.
Photo shows A composite photo of Japan's Economics Minister Sanae Takaichi and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa.'We are girls, and we live with only girls': Come inside Cambodia's women-only village
In the shadow of a garbage tip lies a multi-generational haven for women and girls in Phnom Penh. Free from the world of men, they study, work and support each other.
Photo shows A group of little girls smile through a barred windowAt 14, Sophia has Paralympic dreams, but can't play the sports she loves
Sophia Maloney wants to one day represent Australia in the Paralympic Games in multiple sports including swimming, wheelchair netball and bocce but already acknowledges there are barriers in the way.
Photo shows A blonde girl in a wheelchair holding a basketball