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The true picture of Melbourne’s family violence: 2700 arrests in five months

The true picture of Melbourne’s family violence: 2700 arrests in five months

A police blitz in the south-east suburbs has caught 2700 family-violence offenders in five months, as Safe Steps warns more perpetrators are strangling victims.

  • by Wendy Tuohy

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Could delaying menopause help women live longer?

Could delaying menopause help women live longer?

The earlier a woman enters this life phase, the higher her risk for developing dementia, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and more.

  • by Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Dana G. Smith
Sexual strangulation can mean ‘minutes to death’, yet half of young people do it

Sexual strangulation can mean ‘minutes to death’, yet half of young people do it

Pressure not to be vanilla in sex, and porn influencers, are among reasons more than half of young people have participated in sexual strangulation.

  • by Wendy Tuohy
Why the government might need to start peddling unedited porn
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Opinion

Why the government might need to start peddling unedited porn

Nearly a quarter of Gen Z women are anxious, ashamed or embarrassed by how their labia look.

  • by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Marathon mums: How having children made Australia’s Olympic runners stronger

Marathon mums: How having children made Australia’s Olympic runners stronger

Even mothers who can’t comprehend having two-and-a-half hours to themselves, let alone running 42 kilometres in that time, can relate to a couple of the qualities required for marathon running: “patience and an ability to suffer”.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Why are women retiring at 54? It’s not because we’re sick
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Opinion

Why are women retiring at 54? It’s not because we’re sick

It’s Australia that needs The Change, as in a better understanding of menopause.

  • by Maria Kovacic
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The common condition that can cause too much shame to be named

The common condition that can cause too much shame to be named

Incontinence affects everything from sex lives to sport participation and self-image. Yet research reveals it is rarely discussed and many go without treatment.

  • by Wendy Tuohy
No, severe morning sickness is not ‘harmless’ or ‘normal’

No, severe morning sickness is not ‘harmless’ or ‘normal’

Now that researchers understand the cause of the ailment, some are working to eradicate it.

  • by Sarah Berry
Behind the locked doors of a DV safe room wasn’t my life, until suddenly it was

Behind the locked doors of a DV safe room wasn’t my life, until suddenly it was

I spent a morning surrounded by women whose once-normal lives had been turned into nightmares by their partners.

  • by Julie Lewis
Yes, an ‘ADHD tax’ is a real thing. I know because I pay it every day
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Yes, an ‘ADHD tax’ is a real thing. I know because I pay it every day

We work and strive to live normal lives. But our financial, workplace, education and legal systems are all designed for neurotypical people. And that comes at a price.

  • by Caroline Zielinski
Girls think their vulvas should look like Barbie’s. These experts want to change that

Girls think their vulvas should look like Barbie’s. These experts want to change that

With a growing number of young women seeking cosmetic genital surgery, health professionals are on a mission to challenge the Barbie “ideal”.

  • by Jewel Topsfield