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Former porn star’s advice to young girls

She is one of Pornhub’s most-searched, but Mia Khalifa has made a plea to young girls after slamming the industry as...

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25th June 2020 3:06 PM

Former adult star Mia Khalifa has begged girls to not go into the porn industry for quick cash

Natalie Portman labelled a ‘fraud’

Rose McGowan has slapped down Natalie Portman over her red carpet dress, labelling her a hypocrite. And Portman says she is...

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14th Feb. 2020 11:02 AM

Natalie Portman arrives at the Oscars. Picture: AP

Faith-based sexism a misguided reading of Bible

Christians throughout history have been at the forefront of the fight for women’s equality.

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15th Jan. 2019 7:01 AM

The Women’s Christian Temperance Union, with inaugural president Elizabeth Webb Nicholls on the left.

The devastating cost of your Kmart obsession

AUSSIES love Kmart, with its unbelievable prices attracting a legion of loyal fans. But the true cost of those bargains...

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28th Aug. 2018 12:08 PM

Australians love Kmart, with the department store’s low prices attracting a legion of loyal fans.

If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a free for all

OPINION: Unsupportive legislation in seeking a termination highlights just want men really think of women

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03rd Aug. 2018 11:08 AM

Women having strong opinions and expressing them is something men and institutions run by men are something they need to get used to. The best approach is to treat them the same way if it were a man or male colleague expressing himself.

Business leaders tell women to find their tribe

Springfield business hub hosts International Women's Day forum

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09th March 2018 2:03 PM

International Women's Day event at Little Tokyo Two in Springfield Central. Sam Brown, Raynuha Sinnathamby, Emma Lewis and Amy Chow.

United to break the chain of violence

"I dance for all my sisters subjected to violence. I will dance to the day I die to break the chain."

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20th Feb. 2018 5:02 AM

BEACONS: Candace Staun, Lisa Murane, Karen Shlegeris and Angelika Burroughs dance with Noosa One Billion Rising.

The charity that went above and beyond

A growing group of volunteers has been hard at work all year, and this is what they've achieved.

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12th Dec. 2017 1:12 PM

A BUMPER YEAR: with more volunteers than ever Days For Girls has helped women all around the world by making sustainable sanitary kits right from their own homes.

Denied abortion: Woman discovers pregnancy at 4 months, 2 weeks

ERICA never wanted children. Certainly not aged 22, on minimum wage as a waitress, regularly binge-drinking alcohol, and...

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16th Oct. 2017 8:10 AM

Caretaker Prime Minister Bill English, who is a devout Catholic, said he believed the country's abortion laws were working fine and the law should not be changed.

WILKINSON: The point Nine completely missed

OPINION: For a news network, Nine is supposed to be across the latest information, so how on earth did it miss this?

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16th Oct. 2017 7:10 AM

Why this Mackay woman will travel to Africa with 400 sanitary pads

WHEN Carmila woman Rensina Van den Heuvel travels, she wants to do more than just see the sights.

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09th Oct. 2017 6:10 AM

Artwork to unite women

Charmaine Lyons hopes her Women United project will create female solidarity and reinforce women's rights.

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18th June 2017 12:06 PM

BEHIND THE LENS: Gympie photographic artist Charmaine Lyons has started a self-acceptance project called Women United, where she aims to photograph 200 women from all walks of life.

Diplomatic insight into women's rights

Ambassador to discuss the Middle East at business lunch.

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21st March 2017 9:03 AM

Young Warwick woman inspires locals

Rose City women urged to be bold for change at International Women's Day events

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12th March 2017 4:03 PM

YOUNG LEADER: Warwick Zonta president Jacinta Fromm (right) presenting Warwick student Christabel Kelly with the Young Women in Public Affairs Award.

Husbands to be given new power to stop abortions

A pregnant woman's husband will have the power to stop her from having an abortion, even in cases of spousal rape, under a...

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06th Feb. 2017 6:02 AM

Anti-abortion activists march past the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, during the annual March for Life.

Misguided protest

Where are the women protesting the rights of females around the world who are victims of a systematic, brutal and...

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30th Jan. 2017 5:01 AM

People hold up signs as hundreds gather in the streets of Sydney participate in the Women's March on Sydney, a sister march of the Women's March on Washington, on January 21, 2017. The demonstrators marched peacefully in defense of women's rights and against hatred and bigotry.

LETTER: Women's movement Trumped by election result

THIS race for the most powerful job in the western world has left a massive amount of wreckage in its wake.

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15th Nov. 2016 2:11 PM

Students protest the election of Donald Trump as president after walking out of classes from nearby schools, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Quentin Bryce shares view on Trump and Clinton

Dame Quentin Bryce says Trump's "blatantly disrespectful" behaviour is concerning, and Clinton's leadership as a woman...

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10th Nov. 2016 11:11 AM

Dame Quentin Bryce speaks to people at a Rockhampton conference on domestic and family violence.

EDITORIAL: We will report on sexual harassment

Sexual harrassment is always going to be news.

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07th July 2016 6:07 AM

Women in Iran cutting hair to beat hijab police

Women in Iran are cutting their hair short and dressing as men in a bid to bypass state 'morality' police who enforce...

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23rd May 2016 6:05 AM

This combination of pictures shows Muslim women wearing various type of Islamic veils, a Hijab (top L), a Niqab (top R) a Tchador (down L) and a Burqa.

First all-female crew flies into Saudi Arabia

The first ever all-female flight deck crew for Royal Brunei Airlines has operated a plane from Brunei to Jeddah in Saudi...

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17th March 2016 6:03 AM

The all-female flight deck crew Royal Brunei Airlines

Men and women take action to encourage gender parity

WORLDWIDE women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and political achievement.

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07th March 2016 6:03 PM

MIND THE GAP: Research shows men are still being paid more than women.

Free the nipple event attracts women of all ages

CUPCAKES, nipple paint and sunny smiles graced Brisbane's West End on Sunday, as women of all ages joined together in a bid...

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18th Jan. 2016 9:01 AM

About 50 women attended the free the nipple picnic in Orleigh Park, West End. Photo: Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Why single women are more likely to retire poor

WOMEN still retire with around half as much superannuation as men.

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30th Nov. 2015 1:11 PM

Report recommends women be allowed into combat roles

FEMALE soldiers should no longer be banned from serving in combat roles in the military, an official government review has...

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29th Nov. 2015 8:11 AM

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