The United Nations Development Program has released the Gender Social Norms Index, illuminating the barriers facing the push for gender equality around the world.

The report says despite decades of work closing the gap between men and women in the workplace, close to 90% of both men and women have a bias against women.

This analysis reveals around half of the worlds men and women feel that men are better political leaders while a shocking 28% think it is justified to commit domestic violence against a female partner. 

Amnesty International Australia is calling for a national moratorium on arresting children under the age of 14.

Last week the Federal Parliament passed a motion agreeing in principle to raise the age of criminal responsibility, with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child also recommending Australia raises the age to 14. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children make up less than 6 percent of children aged 10-17 years, yet they account for 54 per cent of children in prison. 

The Government has expanded the coronavirus related travel-ban to South Korea. 

Under this travel-ban, foreigners travelling from China, Iran and South Korea will be banned from entering Australia. 

Enhanced screening measures will also be carried out on travellers returning from Italy. 

The Government will review these measures within the week of Saturday the 14th of March to determine if the travel restrictions need to be extended further.

In the days leading up to International Women’s Day, residents in Brisbane known as book ninjas are leaving books authored by Australian women on trains and buses.

This is part of the national Books on the Rail initiative, which began in Melbourne in 2016.

There are about 10,000 of these books that have been distributed by book ninjas in Australia, all of which bear a sticker reading “take me, read me, return me.”

The initiative is an effort to bring book lovers together and encourage more people to read.

More than 13,500 women and men are expected to take part in the RACQ International Women's Day Fun Run this Sunday.  

The event will start and finish in the Botanical Gardens and participants will pass through Kangaroo Point and other iconic Brisbane locations during the course.  

Over $379,000 were raised last year for life-saving research and practical breast-cancer support services. 

The event has reached maximum capacity and is expected to raise $750,000 this year. 

Elizabeth Warren has dropped out of the 2020 democratic presidential race, just one day after former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg also withdrew his candidacy.

Warren centred her campaign on fighting corruption in the American economy and influence of money in politics, tackling gun control, climate change and healthcare.

Unfortunately, her vast number of progressive policy proposals failed to attract a broader political coalition in the Democratic Party.

A student at a New South Wales boys’ school and a baby in South Australia are also among the latest in the confirmed cases of Coronavirus.

Epping Boys High School in Sydney will remain closed today after a 16-year-old, year 11 student tested positive to the virus.

NSW Health has advised students and staff to self-isolate over the next few days whilst the contact tracing process is conducted.

The diagnosis has brought the national number of confirmed cases to 55.

A military ceasefire was announced in the Syrian rebel stronghold of Idlib province after a summit between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

The ceasefire is set to commence today at 12 AM Syrian time.

Idlib province has seen an increase in bloodshed since the beginning of a joint Russian and Syrian offensive into the region which saw Turkey mounting a counter-offensive to repel Syrian forces.