Pregnancy Is A Risk Factor For Violence. Midwives Have Known This For Years.
More than half of women living with abusive partners experience violence during pregnancy.
Hundreds Of Women Just Won A Landmark Case Against Johnson & Johnson Over Pelvic Mesh Implants
The class action was launched seven years ago and now involves more than 1,350 members.
A Journalist, Editor, Survivor, Lawyer, And Academic Weigh In On What's Holding Back #MeToo In Australia
From nondisclosure agreements to the threat of defamation, survivors are silenced in Australia.
A Police Officer Has Been Charged With Murdering An Indigenous Man In Remote Australia
Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker, 19, died after being shot in a Central Desert community.
The Identities Of Rape And Assault Survivors Were Accidentally Revealed In A #MeToo Documentary
Exclusive: Two women whose names, images and harrowing #MeToo stories were shared in a new documentary say they had no idea and didn't consent to being identified.
Australia's Catastrophic Bushfires Have Kicked Off A Climate Change Culture War
"I'm the first to say how concerned we all are about climate change but there's a time and place," said NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian.
The Feminist Writer At The Centre Of The Q&A Drama Wants You To Focus On Gendered Violence, Not Her Swearing
"I'm not saying go out and kill people," Eltahawy told BuzzFeed News.
These Families Watched The Murders Of Their Loved Ones Become Tabloid Fodder
Tarang Chawla was shell-shocked after learning of his sister Nikita’s murder. Then reporters started phoning and texting him pictures.
Sex Workers Say Their "Safety Strategies" Are Criminalised, And It's Putting Them In Danger
"I have to work illegally in order to stay safe," a sex worker told BuzzFeed News.
A Woman Allegedly Created A Fake Harassment Campaign Against Herself And Got A Second Woman Arrested
The woman caused a "significant" investigation in which another woman was wrongly arrested, police said.
Teen Girls Filmed Their Teacher Talking About Rape Victims' Clothes And Posted It On Facebook
The mother of the girl at the centre of the viral video told BuzzFeed News she was "really proud" of her daughter.
A New Online Abortion Service Has Launched In Australia
Abortion Online launches six months after a similar service was forced to shut down due to hefty operating costs.
Inside The Disastrous Launch Of Australia’s Response To The #MeToo Movement
Revealed: The women behind NOW promised change — but mistakes have plagued Australia’s answer to the #MeToo movement.
Australian Women Are Paying Hundreds For A Contraceptive That Kiwis Will Get For Free
There are only two types of intra-uterine devices available in Australia and women are paying hundreds of dollars for them.
White Ribbon Australia Is Shutting Down After A Difficult Year
The charity, which encourages men to speak out against violence against women, was in the red by more than $840,000.
This Politician Survived Child Sexual Abuse. She Says Listening To Anti-Abortion Advocates Was Triggering
"I continued to have a recurring nightmare that I had become inexplicably pregnant and faced ridicule at school and being labelled a slut."
Abortion Is Now Decriminalised In New South Wales After Historic Vote
A bill to remove the procedure from 119-year-old criminal law was passed Thursday morning.
A Move To Topple Gladys Berejiklian Over Abortion Decriminalisation Was Over Before It Began
Liberal party MPs have labelled the attempted spill “bizarre”, “comical”, “a fizzer” and “a joke”.
These Women Say They Never Chanted "Put The Foetus In The Bin", Despite Anti-Abortion Politicians Repeatedly Saying They Did
"It just did not happen and it is defamatory to say it did," one woman told BuzzFeed News.
We Asked Women Rallying For Abortion Decriminalisation What They'd Rather Be Doing Today
Asking for reproductive autonomy isn't how everyone would most like to spend a sunny day in the harbour city.