Pete-The-Not-So-Great’s Info Wars
By Jane Salmon Watching the lush tv series “The Great” on Stan, we are reminded that decadent 18th century European despots like Peter III and […]
Social Justice
Our Compelling Witness!
Thousands upon thousands of Survivors of childhood sexual abuse could have written this brief article. Their experiences may differ from mine in detail. But what […]
The end of the Newstart Criminal?
Happy days. The unemployed will now no longer be demonised as dole bludgers or Newstart Criminals. From now on they will be known as Australians […]
Another woman dead. What can we as a society do about it?
Somewhere around Australia, behind a closed door in one of our suburbs, right now a woman is being beaten. There is no guarantee that she […]
Why does this man still have his OAM?
I am writing to bring to your attention a matter regarding the awarding of OAMs. Given the recent controversy regarding Bettina Arndt, I am sure […]
No. I will not.
I wrote to the senate inquiry today to speak as a private citizen, as a survivor of crime and as a social security entitlement recipient […]
Women not safe from violence in mental health inpatient facilities
RMIT Media Release Women who spend time in mental health inpatient facilities are not being protected from gender-based violence, according to new research. The study, […]
We, the unheard.
And so the priests stand up in their pulpits and wish everyone a happy and merry Xmas … And so we, the unheard, sit alone […]
Failure to resettle remaining offshore detainees to cost Australia $1.2 billion
Media Release New figures released today reveal that the Australian Government’s failure to finalise resettlement for 535 offshore detainees currently in PNG and Nauru could […]
We older ‘burdens’ on society
Here we go. Here we go. Yet again. Doesn’t pay to be over 60, does it? Here’s an excerpt from an article in The Sydney […]
Money and power completely out of balance
Reading today of Bill Gates being once more top of the tree of billionaires left me feeling a bit sick. I do realise that he […]
The backlash of change
When I was a child, “In the olden days” as my children when younger used to say, Robinson’s jams had a Golliwog emblem and I […]
St. Vincent’s Catholic Orphanage: Criminal acts, sadism, and nightmares …
It is time to speak of terrible things. The Sisters of Mercy. The Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane. To date I have not accused either entity […]
Sanctioning harm under guise of religious freedom
When Attorney-General Christian Porter proposed to prioritise freedom of religion above all other human rights which are necessary for a fair, just and humane society, […]