Centrelink sprung telling eligible parents they can’t apply for Paid Parental Leave
In an appalling case of pre-emptive bastardry, Centrelink customer service employees have been sprung telling at least one new mother that she should not apply […]
Social Justice
If only pathology services tested for coal.
Modern medicine and science is an incredible thing. Compared with even a few decades ago, the options available for Australians to manage their health is […]
It takes two to tango – vasectomies all the way
A Current Affair is seeking community feedback on a proposal to force women on welfare to be on contraceptives. This ludicrous idea is apparently the […]
What are Turnbull and Dutton waiting for?
An open letter to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, said to be written and signed by the 600 men incarcerated on […]
After White Ribbon Day: put your money where your oath is
November 25th is the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, known as White Ribbon Day after the organisation that works to prevent male […]
Men’s Business
By Richard O’Brien Yesterday was White Ribbon Day, a national day to stop men’s violence against women. Courtesy of the ABS and White Ribbon, here […]
An Open Letter to Reclaim Australia
Dear Reclaim Australia, Out of genuine curiosity, I visited your website to find out what this ‘Reclaim Australia’ malarkey is all about. You all seem […]
Screaming Freedom: Day of the Imprisoned Writer
By Janet Galbraith ‘… the protection of the right to freedom of expression – the freedom to express ideas without fear of attack, arrest or […]
Set the girls free, Mr Turnbull
A letter from the heart, by Bob Rafto Dear PM Turnbull During Abbott’s tenure as PM the population was on high alert, not because of […]
Dutton has lost control
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has well and truly lost control of his portfolio. The past year alone provides a rich field of examples of Dutton’s […]
Sexual assault: ask the right questions or you’re part of the problem
There was a brief spat on Twitter this morning with a couple of men who thought the question to ask about the fourteen-year-old girl raped […]
Nauru: What do bird poop, the Russian Mafia and Australia’s refugee policy have in common?
Nauru was described by The Economist in 2001 as a hotbed of incompetence – as “Paradise Lost … an enormous moth-eaten fedora: a ghastly grey mound of rock […]
Abyan needs help, not harassment: bring her off Nauru
A media release from the Refugee Action Coalition The aggressive attempts by the Nauruan police to interview Abyan reveal their complete lack of concern for […]
Turnbull’s actions should carry a trigger warning for all women who have survived sexual violence
At a time when we are struggling in this country with the death of two women every week from male-perpetrated domestic violence, and the physical, […]
What extremism, Australia?
The Federal Government has made quite clear its belief that Australians are at risk from extremists. It is so concerned about the threat of fundamentalists […]