Brianna Boecker

1 week ago | womensagenda.com.au | Brianna Boecker

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has paid tribute to the historical significance of Australia’s three most powerful economic institutions now being led by women economists. “It is a source of considerable pride in our government that we have women leading the Reserve Bank, the Productivity Commission, the Treasury, in each of those cases, for the first time in the history of those economic institutions,” Chalmers said at the National Press Club.

1 week ago | womensagenda.com.au | Brianna Boecker

Two men and two boys, one aged 14, have been charged over the alleged six-hour gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in Sydney’s south-west last year. The alleged crimes are “the most serious sexual offenses you can commit”, according to Detective Superintendent Jayne Doherty, Commander of State Crime Command’s Sex Crime Squad, who is investigating the case. “They’re in company, the degradation and the sexual acts they [allegedly] committed on the poor young girl in a pack, it’s horrific.

1 week ago | womensagenda.com.au | Brianna Boecker

Founder of Boob Protect Suzie Betts is bringing breast health into mainstream conversation through her mission-driven leadership and profound passion for supporting women. Breast injuries for girls and women in contact sports are alarmingly common and underreported, with these injuries often leading to long-term consequences like fat necrosis, a condition that mimics breast cancer cells in imaging.

1 week ago | womensagenda.com.au | Brianna Boecker

Tending to a loved one with a terminal illness is a harrowing experience, and yet, it’s a task that opens the eyes to the reality and vulnerability of the human condition. This powerful caregiving role is brought to life in a new and electrifying on-stage adaptation of beloved Australian literary icon Helen Garner’s novel, The Spare Room.

1 week ago | womensagenda.com.au | Brianna Boecker

Australian impact startups are holding strong amid the current market downturn, a new report looking at early-stage investment has shown. The report, Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025, shows startups in climate, health and people-related areas are getting more early-stage Australian investment. Startups solving social and environmental challenges were shown to comprise 41.5 per cent of all early-stage investment in 2024.