Gender
Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics
The International Olympic Committee’s eligibility policy will apply from the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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Top gender clinic psychologist ready to quit over trans ban
The psychologist behind Queensland’s first children’s gender clinic fears she can no longer provide evidence-based healthcare or fulfil her professional duties.
- Courtney Kruk
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Right-wing tradwives have some advice for women – do what they say, not what they do
The stars of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives – who rose to fame by peddling the traditionalist lifestyle to a new generation – are living a very different reality.
- Katy Hall
- Opinion
- Gender pay gap
The conversation women can’t afford to avoid
It’s a curious thing. Australian women are more educated and active in the workforce than ever, yet we’re still reluctant to chat openly about our finances.
- Cherelle Murphy
- Opinion
- Gender equality
Matt Canavan wants more Australian babies. But Australian women might just say no
The new Nationals leader wants us to return to the good old days when Australia’s birth rate was much higher. OK, but let’s check what was so good about those times.
- Virginia Haussegger
‘Bad news and perfect faces’: Rebecca Gibney calls out youth-obsessed social media
Australian celebrities are coming face to face with social media following the online vitriol Rachel Ward received for presenting an authentic and unapologetic approach to ageing.
- Lauren Ironmonger
- Updated
- Queensland government
Kids’ public hospital gender care ban extended despite ‘inherent risks’
The ban on new patients will continue until the end of a UK trial in 2031, the Crisafulli government says. But a long-awaited review offered other options.
- Matt Dennien and Courtney Kruk
Health Minister still reviewing report on child gender services, as more than 400 sign petition
A review into Queensland’s gender services for young people was finalised a week ago, but the health minister said he is yet to finish reading it.
- Courtney Kruk
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why I love the company of naked women – the ones with wobbly arms and dimpled bums
An AI model might look faultless, but you’ll never hear her roar laughing the way women do in surf club bathrooms.
- Julia Baird
- Opinion
- Medical misogyny
As an Olympian, mum and doctor, I know our health system fails women
I’ve had patients who’ve been told, and I’ve been told, that pain is “just part of being a woman”.
- Jana Pittman