Author and artist Madison Griffiths has just released her debut novel, Tissue. In this book, she explores the topic of abortion, a procedure that is common yet vilified, championed yet sometimes grieved.
5th July, 23 Read more
Catch up on a conversation between renowned Indigenous leader Thomas Mayo and journalist Kerry O’Brien, hosted by the Readings Foundation at the Church of All Nations on 25 May 2023.
8th June, 23 Read more
"The Jewish people know what it means to be discriminated against and to be treated as lesser citizens. We don’t want that for any other people so feel we have an obligation to stand up for other minority groups."
6th June, 23 Read more
Celebrated musician and mother of two Georgia Fields muses on her learnings in paid and unpaid work.
11th May, 23 Read more
Prof. Fiona Stanley, renowned epidemiologist and former Australian of the Year, is on a mission in 2023 to ensure the referendum for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament gets over the line. Here's why.
11th May, 23 Read more
Combining in-depth investigative skills with her own lived experience and that of hundreds of others, Oderberg charts a course to improve the system and change the lives of anyone directly or indirectly touched by early pregnancy loss, with practical and generous advice and suggestions along the way.
11th April, 23 Read more
To celebrate International Women's Day, the Victorian Women’s Trust hosted a discussion between Alana Johnson AM (Chair of Victorian Women’s Trust and Rural Women Online Project Director); Mary Crooks AO (Executive Director, Victorian Women's Trust); Prof. Julian Thomas (Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society); and Kathleen Lively (Consul General of the Government of the United States of America) on the impact of the digital divide on women in regional and rural areas. Women in regional Victoria are immensely capable and deeply resilient, and make a...
29th March, 23 Read more
To mark International Women’s Day 2023, we spoke with feminist thinkers and makers Alice Pung OAM, Zoya Patel, Madison Griffiths, and Jane Caro about the best bit of advice they’ve come to know over the years and the impact this pearl of wisdom has had on them. Take a look: Alice Pung OAM Award winning author “Always make sure you have a paying job, and always save your money.” My mother began her working life at thirteen. She worked in a plastic bag factory in Cambodia. Once, the plastic bag slicing machine hacked off a...
7th March, 23 Read more
Sometime in 2023, all Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum to enshrine a First Nations Voice to parliament in our national constitution. This referendum represents a hopeful turning point for our nation — but in order for it to be successful, we need everyone involved in the conversation, listening and learning. Together, Yes is a nation-wide movement to start conversations around supporting a YES vote, following our tried and tested 'kitchen table conversations' model. To launch the Together, Yes campaign, the Victorian Women's Trust hosted a panel discussion...
7th March, 23 Read more
In a time where we are reckoning with climate change, and Roe v Wade has been overturned, women are being silenced in Afghanistan and human rights violations are happening all over the world — never before has it been more important to make sure female voices are heard loud and clear.
1st March, 23 Read more