This week the Australian government released its long awaited new international development policy, the first rethink in ten years. The policy places gender equality at the heart of development:...
Category: Commentary
Referendum vote: Women from history can help us
The upcoming 2023 Constitutional Referendum on enshrining a First Nations Voice in the Australian constitution seeks a change to a document drafted by white male colonial politicians through a...
When women get demonised for speaking out
Is it worse to commit the act, or to say that the act was done? I grew up with a Mum who was a family law solicitor in a medium-sized country town. As you would expect, she had to keep her lips...
Aussie girls smash skateboarding championships in the US
Two Australian girls, Chloe Covell (aged 13) and Arisa Trew (also 13) have just won gold in the Street and Park divisions at the latest X-Games competitions in California. The X-Games is, to...
The Roe v Wade fallout. What can Australia do?
A few days ago, the President and CEO of global reproductive justice organisation, Ipas, Dr Anu Kumar was in conversation with Honorary Associate Professor Sally Moyle from the ANU Gender Institute....
Book banning: What it means for queer people
Pride month ended last week, and I cannot tell you how many social media posts I’ve seen reminding us in the queer community to take care of ourselves, especially in these times. As a queer person,...
Just imagine: What would a feminist city look like?
Who designs cities? And who are they made for? In her book, 'Trophy Cities:'A feminist perspective on new capitals,' Associate Professor Dorina Pojani from the University of Queensland offers a...
How sports became a battleground
There has been a sharp increase in public resistance and backlash to the advancement of LGBTIQ+ inclusion and equality recently. The UK charity Stonewall reports that LGBTIQ+ recorded hate crimes in...
Trans people welcomed into community sport despite online vitriol
Content notification: This blog post discusses transphobia (specifically transmisogyny) and is likely to be triggering to trans women and transfeminine people more broadly. Most people will be...