No Census anonymity? It is time to be afraid
There has never been a more terrifying time to be an Australian. Sure, there have been darker days, and longer nights, but nothing compares to […]
Social Justice
Where is the equality?
By Tracie Aylmer Australian society has turned into a very strange animal. Women make up approximately 50% (or thereabouts) of the population, but appearances dictate […]
Marriage Equality. How Tolerant?
Today marks another year of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Malcolm Turnbull will be the first Prime Minister to attend the Mardi Gras. […]
“The best way to deter criminals is to abuse and traumatise children.”
The repeated and consistent claim from both the Coalition Government and Labor Opposition is that the offshore detention regime is necessary to deter the people […]
The War on Feminism and the Normalisation of Misogyny in Australia
By Jennifer Ellem Since I was a young girl I believed I lived in a world where my gender made no difference whatsoever. I was […]
It’s 2016. Why is breastfeeding still an issue?
It’s 2016 and people still get excited over breastfeeding. Men, women and babies. While hungry infants are excited for all the right reasons, in the […]
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 […]
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 […]