Governance, as a concept, has a branding issue – perhaps a bit boring? A little like that person you avoid at party, preferring instead to hang out with the cool kids – Environmental and Social. If...
Lack of trans visibility leads to misrepresentation
As the patron of Transcend, transgender activist Georgie Stone OAM, noted in her recent National Press Club address, the last month or so has been rather horrendous for the trans community....
Two daring Dames recognised at Parliament House
My International Women’s Day was spent in Canberra, honouring my grandmother Dame Enid Lyons, along with fellow trailblazer Dame Dorothy Tangney. Eighty years after being elected as the first two...
Getting women elected: changing the face of politics
The Pathways to Politics Program for Women is a national, proudly non-partisan initiative that aims to change the face of politics by equipping women with the skills, knowledge, confidence and...
Cracking ’em up: mature women in comedy
In 2018 when my son and I were trying to cram as many shows as we could into our ten days at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, I had no idea that two years later I would be on the other side of the...
Why women are speaking out in fury and solidarity
Content notification: This story discusses sexual violence and trauma. Whoever said the personal is political was not kidding. The experiences of Brittany Higgins are a striking example. As her...
Parliament House sex assault survivor calls for redress scheme
Wednesday marks a year since Sex Commissioner Kate Jenkins’s Set the Standard report was published. The report described people’s experiences of bullying, sexual harassment, and sexual assault in...
“I understood myself in a whole different way”
From acclaimed author Anna Spargo-Ryan comes A Kind of Magic, a tender, and at times, wry insight into complex mental illness, and indeed, the moments of magic in among it all. BroadAgenda editor...
The psychological aftermath of China’s One Child Policy
This afternoon (Sunday, October 16) All About My Sisters, a deeply personal take on the psychological aftermath of China’s One Child Policy is screening in Canberra. It screens again later this...