Julia Abbondanza

With recent declines in remote work and growing concerns about gender equity, the push for workplace flexibility remains critical as businesses navigate rising costs, workforce preferences and the risk of losing talent to more accommodating employers.

ASIO boss Mike Burgess says inflammatory language used by politicians can potentially lead to violence.

<b><i>SBS On Demand.</i></b> When Nikki embarked on a new chapter as a single mum, finding a home that was pleasant and affordable for herself and her daughter seemed daunting. Nikki had just completed her psychology internship in Mackay, Queensland, and was about to move to the Sunshine Coast with her eight-year-old daughter Portia for work. The prospect of starting anew was both exciting and confronting. Then a friend suggested she share with another single mum &#x2014; Stacey and her daught…

<b><i>SBS On Demand</i></b> Val Fell was 87 when she voluntarily handed in her driver&apos;s licence. &quot;I had been to a medical exam to see whether I was allowed to drive anymore. I passed it 100 per cent,&quot; Val told Insight. A few days later Val was pulling out of a petrol station when she suffered a transient ischemic attack, which is like a mini-stroke. &quot;I started the car with my foot on the accelerator instead of on the brake and wrote off a Lexus. I went slam-bang into that. An…

From spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on the big day, pre-wedding relationship strains and micro weddings — why weddings are still popular today, despite less social pressure for couples to marry.

<b> SBS On Demand</b> Jenna has been an in-person full-service sex worker for the last 12 years, but like many in her industry, the Sydney-based escort pivoted to online sex work during the COVID-19 pandemic. But when it comes to finding fame and fortune as an online sex worker, she says we&apos;re not being told the whole truth. Despite being in the top 10 per cent of earners on an online subscription service during the pandemic, Jenna says her earnings from the platform were well below a sust…

Women&apos;s health advocates have welcomed the findings of a study testing period products - for the first time - using human blood over saline solutions. They say the study highlights a broader problem, with women vastly overlooked when it comes to adequate and effective baseline testing of women&apos;s health products. The study, released in early August in the BMJ Sexual &amp; Reproductive Health journal , used packed red blood cells, which is blood after plasma and platelets are removed,…