How a ragtag bunch of women renewed my love of football

How a ragtag bunch of women renewed my love of football

They were a pleasure to coach,in part because they never took their footballing adventure,or me,for granted.

  • byPaul Connolly

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‘I’m not cheap’:Burlesque star speaks out on university Christmas party show
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‘I’m not cheap’:Burlesque star speaks out on university Christmas party show

The star performer at a Monash University end-of-year party was shocked to hear attendees had been offered counselling after her show as questions remain over how exactly she was hired.

  • bySherryn Groch
Risque business:Raunchy performance shocks university Christmas party
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Risque business:Raunchy performance shocks university Christmas party

Burlesque dancers clad in G-strings stunned Monash University’s finance academics after party organisers got more than they bargained for at the end-of-year party.

  • bySherryn Groch
The most popular politicians in Australia are all outspoken women. Come again?

The most popular politicians in Australia are all outspoken women. Come again?

Last year was one of the most divisive in memory. But three senators from very different walks of life managed to cut through and speak to voters.

  • byMichelle Griffin
Don’t desex the language:Doctors warn of danger over gender-inclusive terms

Don’t desex the language:Doctors warn of danger over gender-inclusive terms

Medical language is being “desexed” to accommodate transgender and gender diverse people – but doctors say it can confuse health data and lead to serious clinical errors.

  • byMichael Bachelard
Easy as visiting the GP:Doctors push for accessible hormone treatment as children’s waitlist swells

Easy as visiting the GP:Doctors push for accessible hormone treatment as children’s waitlist swells

The doctor in charge of the Royal Children’s Hospital gender clinic has given a rare insight into the practice’s vision,telling an inquest that demand for gender-affirming care will only continue to increase.

  • byMichael Bachelard
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Sophie Shaw:‘People have judged me for having many partners since my marriage split’

Sophie Shaw:‘People have judged me for having many partners since my marriage split’

The 33-year-old broke up with her husband,Jaryd Cachia,after she began falling in love with women.

  • byJane Rocca
Why women invented husbands,a most useful technology

Why women invented husbands,a most useful technology

It seems women were at the centre of human evolution,even if their big idea – the husband – might still require some tech support.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
Hunt for answers in the tragic deaths of five young trans women

Hunt for answers in the tragic deaths of five young trans women

A groundbreaking coroner’s hearing is trying to unravel what led the women to take their own lives and how others could be saved.

  • byBianca Hall
When Bridget Flack vanished,her sister went to police. An officer told her to call the fire brigade

When Bridget Flack vanished,her sister went to police. An officer told her to call the fire brigade

Young trans woman Bridget Flack was missing for days before her sister managed to convince police to take it seriously. She was found dead 11 days after her disappearance.

  • byBianca Hall
GPs trained to prescribe hormones to trans teens thanks to government funding

GPs trained to prescribe hormones to trans teens thanks to government funding

GPs are being trained to prescribe hormones to transgender people as the state’s two specialist in-hospital clinics are seeing a drop-off in referrals for the first time in a decade.

  • byMichael Bachelard