Celebrities are sharing their abortion stories after the end of Roe v Wade

Celebrities are sharing their abortion stories after the end of Roe v Wade

In the days since the US Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v Wade,celebrities have rallied together,sharing their own stories of abortion.

  • byLauren Ironmonger

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US abortion case shows we cannot take reproductive rights for granted
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US abortion case shows we cannot take reproductive rights for granted

The right to an abortion in Australia is legally protected – but that protection depends on a political system that shows bipartisan support for reproductive rights.

  • byRosalind Dixon
Phil Cleary giving men a sporting chance to end violence against women

Phil Cleary giving men a sporting chance to end violence against women

The famous football coach and anti-violence campaigner is a regular at community sporting clubs to reinforce messages of respect and equality.

  • byAdam Cooper
Liberal Party lost the trust of Australian women long before Morrison

Liberal Party lost the trust of Australian women long before Morrison

The Liberal Party’s pledge to earn “back” the trust of female voters implies the Liberals consistently had that trust before Morrison lost it at the federal election.

  • byJulie Szego
Local councils ‘hotbeds of bullying,sexism,harassment’:Women lift the lid

Local councils ‘hotbeds of bullying,sexism,harassment’:Women lift the lid

Ten years ago,Julia Gillard called out the misogyny in politics. A year ago,Brittany Higgins told us it was still there. Now,female councillors tell their stories.

  • bySarah Brookes
Heard-Depp trial is a reality TV check for #MeToo

Heard-Depp trial is a reality TV check for #MeToo

Vicious insults against Amber Heard will no doubt make it harder for women to report domestic violence,but that does not mean all women’s accusations against men must be believed. Women,too,are capable of being wrong - and violent.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
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Is the Amber Heard judgment really the ‘death of #MeToo’?

Is the Amber Heard judgment really the ‘death of #MeToo’?

Experts in the domestic violence sector say the trial is a “tremendously depressing” affirmation of a reality that many women continue to face.

  • byMeg Watson
Bon appetit! Julia is a sweet treat about an unlikely TV star

Bon appetit! Julia is a sweet treat about an unlikely TV star

As played by Sarah Lancashire in a new HBO drama,Julia Child was an unlikely TV star,defying conventional wisdom and prejudices about TV,women and their social roles.

  • byDebi Enker
Elisabeth Moss offered this Aussie a plum Shining Girls gig,then apologised

Elisabeth Moss offered this Aussie a plum Shining Girls gig,then apologised

Australian director Daina Reid and the star of The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss are getting used to working together.

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The election is a blokefest,but the female vote may decide the result

The election is a blokefest,but the female vote may decide the result

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  • byJacqueline Maley andCarla Jaeger
After 49 years,outlawing abortion in the US won’t stop abortions - it will just make them dangerous
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Abortion

After 49 years,outlawing abortion in the US won’t stop abortions - it will just make them dangerous

If the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade,criminalising the procedure will simply stop safe,legal abortion.

  • byPrudence Flowers