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 been the worst hit by the growing problem of employers not paying workers their compulsory superannuation payments. Under the law, employers must contribute at least 11.5 per cent of their employees’...
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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 inclusion reflects the growing diversity within Australian cricket and the significant contributions of players with Indian heritage Melbourne [Australia], : Cricket Australia has unveiled the squad for the upcoming Women’s Under-19 Tri-series,...
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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 sexual, domestic and family violence. It also recommended funding more crisis accommodation, and the development of a national response to online misogyny and radicalisation among other measures. The...
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Australia Hold Off Belgium For Olympic Women’s Basketball Bronze
Ezi Magbegor of Australia eyes up a play in the Opals’ victory over Belgium for Olympic basketball bronze Paul ELLIS Text size Australia out-duelled Belgium down the stretch to win Paris Olympics women’s basketball bronze on Sunday, beating the European champions 85-81 for their first medal since they earned bronze in 2012. The Opals sent...
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USA Thrash Australia To Reach Olympic Women’s Basketball Final
Breanna Stewart of the United States defends against Australian Tess Madgen in the USA’s victory in the Olympic women’s basketball semi-finals Paul ELLIS Text size ADDS quotes The United States powered past Australia 85-64 to reach the Olympic women’s basketball final on Friday, putting themselves one victory away from an unprecedented eighth straight gold. After their...
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How Australia’s rugby sevens golden dream turned to a nightmare
Olympics essentials As the half-time siren rung out around the Stade de France during the women’s rugby sevens semi-final, Australia could hardly have looked more comfortable. New Zealand had breezed through to the gold medal match just minutes before with a comfortable win over the US, and now Australia was well on track to hold...
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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 change rooms and setting up teams but clubs need to take the leap into female footy. What’s next? Pippa’s parents are considering driving her to another town...
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Australia isn’t renowned for judo — but we have two of the world’s best vying for an Olympic medal
Olympics essentials On day one of the Paris Olympic Games, hometown fans will give a heroes’ welcome to a group of athletes considered national celebrities. No, they’re not cyclists, or footballers, but jūdōkas (Judo athletes), a sport more popular in France than anywhere else in the world. France trails only Japan — where the martial...
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Shortage of female coaches at Olympic level highlighted as ‘critical issue’
In short: The Australian Institute of Sport has identified under representation of women in coaching roles as a critical issue. Only 9 per cent of high-performance coaches in Australia are women. Australia plans to substantially narrow the coaching gender gap before the 2028 Brisbane Olympic Games. Female athletes make up more than half of Australia’s...
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Jenny’s father always wanted to serve his country. Now she’s fulfilling a lifelong family dream
Ever since Jenny Phan was young, her dream was to fly. “I wasn’t exposed to it, I didn’t think it was possible to have a career in defence,” said LACW Phan. Eight years ago, she was offered the chance to take part in an aviation camp with the Royal Australian Air Force. When she saw...
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CTE found in two domestic violence victims who suffered dozens of head injuries before they died
Two women who endured decades of intimate partner violence including dozens of brutal assaults and head injuries before they died have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy — the first cases of CTE in victims of domestic violence in Australia and two of just a handful globally. The grim findings, published today in the journal...
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Many Australian women are exercising in the wrong sports bra. Here’s how to get the right fit
Wearing a sports bra that fits well and is supportive sounds simple enough – but it’s still a major issue for many women. And wearing the wrong bra is more than just uncomfortable — it can do serious damage. “A bra that fits will anchor our boobs to our body,” says Tish Tily, co-founder and...
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