These stories from migrant women tell us how a sense of belonging can be forged from new experiences, relationships and places. In Migrant Mothers of Australia, photographer Sevim Dogan has documented the experiences of migrant women over eighty years old who have journeyed from all corners of the globe to make Australia their home. These […]

You’ll want to share this. It’s a wonderful, inspiring animation from ABC Open. We hear a Victorian women telling her story and sharing the great changes that have been possible since she moved on with her kids. The artist’s drawings bring the beauty and the fun. Watch then share then watch again. Beautiful stuff.

That’s a question we all ask ourselves when we read the headlines about the escalation of domestic violence in Australia. But that same question, if asked out loud, might also save a life. How? It might be as simple as acting on your concern. Don’t be afraid to ask your friend, relative, co-worker, patient, neighbour…. […]

Here’s an in-depth story in the Monthly magazine that brings the history of women’s refuges up to date in 2015. It’s from writer Jess Hill.