More than 8 out of 10 Australian women surveyed by the media organisation Women’s Agenda are “very worried about climate change”. And it’s no wonder — bushfires and floods are devastating communities, drought and unseasonable weather are playing havoc with food security, and coral bleaching is threatening one of our greatest natural wonders, the […]
Her Circle: join Grace Tame for International Women’s Day

This International Women’s Day, Grace Tame is joining CARE Australia’s Her Circle campaign to celebrate women who are smashing glass ceilings. Here in Australia and all around the world, women are the change-makers, the connectors, the mentors, the ones who drive change — in their homes, their workplaces and their communities. And they’re not the […]
How to donate to Turkey and Syria from Australia

Two of the worst earthquakes to strike the region in modern history have devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria (note: Turkey’s name was officially changed to Türkiye in 2022). Back-to-back earthquakes struck in Türkiye on 6 February 2023, with horrific impact in the country’s south-east, as well as in northern Syria. With thousands killed and […]
These five touching photos capture life around the world in 2022

Five photographers from all around the world have shared their favourite images from the year. All of them highlight the strength and power of women who will stop at nothing to keep their families safe and create a better future for their children. By Adrienne Surprenant, Agence MYOP Photographing the Polish-Ukrainian border was not the […]
A place of peace in the world’s largest refugee camp.

16-year-old Sufaira lives in a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Tens of thousands of girls just like her live there too, amongst the nearly 1 million refugees who fled violence in Myanmar. The camps are not a healthy place for children to grow up, and young girls like Sufaira are especially vulnerable. Built upon […]
“Everybody deserves to be heard.”

Georgilla discovered her passion for gender equality at a university debate. As part of her course, students were asked to sign up ‘for’ or ‘against’ various debate topics. When Georgilla saw no one had signed up to debate in favour of LGBTQI+ rights, she knew what she had to do: “I signed myself up,” Georgilla […]