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Mim Strom is kicking goals but her home town can’t get a game

West Australian footballer Mim Strom has staged a career-best campaign for Fremantle's AFL Women's side this year.But, almost 1,300 kilometres to the north, the

National Archives digitisation project puts a face to women’s World War II service

The National Archive of Australia has digitised over a million service records from World War II, many of which haven't been seen for 80 years. The project has

Can Kaur & Co. stop the Australian juggernaut and end India’s wait for a world title in women’s cricket?

Bigger and better is the mantra for women’s cricket as the T20 World Cup gets underway on Thursday.The International Cricket Council is hopeful of another ste

Samaraweera gets 20-year ban from Australian cricket roles

Former Sri Lanka test batsman Dulip Samaraweera has been given a 20-year ban from cricket roles in Australia for engaging in "inappropriate behaviour" with a fe

Government announces gender reforms for Australian sport

National and state-level sporting organisations across Australia must have an equal split of men and women on their boards from 2027 or risk having their fundin

‘Leaves people poorer when they retire’: Could you be missing out on super payments?

Australia's $3.9 trillion super system is failing to deliver financial security in retirement to millions of Australians.Women and those in lower-paid jobs have

Three Indian-origin girls named in Australia’s U19 women’s squad for tri-series

Aug 23, 2024 01:49 PM IST Highlighting the squad are three promising talents of Indian origin--Ribya Syan, Samara Dulvin, and Hasrat Gill. Their inclus

Family violence review calls for total gambling ad ban and tougher alcohol sale laws

An expert panel examining how to best prevent violence against women and children has called for harsher alcohol and gambling laws to help bring down rates of s

How Australia’s rugby sevens golden dream turned to a nightmare

Olympics essentialsAs the half-time siren rung out around the Stade de France during the women's rugby sevens semi-final, Australia could hardly have looked mor

Pippa dreams of playing in the AFLW but soon she won’t even be able to play local footy

In short: Pippa Blackwell will represent South Australia in a girls' football team but will soon be too old to play in Bordertown.Some funding is available for