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Australia’s Violence Report Says Progress Is Too Slow for the Harm Women Face
The national Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner says sexual-violence reporting reached its highest recorded rate in 2024 and family law can still be weaponised. The report shifts attention from promises to whether systems produce measurable safety.
IAEA Fellowship Offers Women Up to €40,000 for Nuclear Master’s Study
Women from IAEA member states who are accepted to or enrolled in a nuclear-related master’s programme can seek tuition and living-cost support. Applications close on 31 October, and eligibility extends beyond nuclear engineering to medicine, safety, law and related fields.
Australia’s Online-Safety Bill Would Make AI ‘Nudification’ a Design Risk
: Australia is preparing a digital duty of care that would require platforms to assess foreseeable harm in AI and recommender systems. For women and girls targeted by image-based abuse, the crucial shift is from removing one image to preventing a product from enabling the abuse at scale.
Victoria’s Work-From-Home Bill Moves Toward a Decisive Vote
Australia’s Victoria state is advancing a statutory right to work remotely for up to two days where reasonable, after delaying commencement and revising costs for employers. The design could help caregivers while preserving a divide between remote-capable and frontline work.
Austria’s Headscarf Ban Meets Its First Test in Classrooms
Austria’s prohibition on Islamic headscarves for schoolgirls under 14 is taking effect as the new term begins. The government calls it protection from coercion; critics say a rule singling out Muslim girls cannot deliver equality.
Emma Delaney Becomes OMV’s First Woman CEO—With an Energy Transition to Prove
Emma Delaney has taken over Austria’s OMV after more than three decades at BP. Her historic appointment breaks a leadership barrier, but the substantive measure will be capital allocation across fossil fuels, chemicals and lower-carbon businesses.
Australian Trainee Programme Shows a Route From Apprenticeship to Executive Leadership HOLD — confirm application deadline and roles through Power and Water Corporation or GTNT.
Eleven paid trainee and apprenticeship positions are being promoted through a programme highlighting the career of executive Belinda Small.