Kristin Perissinotto
Is it over for Gladys Berejiklian?
Today, ICAC heard that Gladys Berejiklian, who was the Treasurer for NSW at the time, put a funding proposal for the Australian Clay...
Kalila Welch
- 3 days ago
- 3 min
How three months of lockdown turned me into capitalism’s handmaiden
If you asked me about my shopping habits 3 months ago, before Sydney spiralled into over 100 days of lockdown, I would have proudly...
Cheek
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Morrison government attempts to legalise deporting Indigenous Australians
In February of 2020, a landmark high court ruling determined that Aboriginal Australians cannot be deported - which might sound quite...
Kristin Perissinotto
- Oct 13
- 3 min
Got privilege? Use it.
We're living in the most volatile political time in many decades. Not just in our home of Australia, around the world. Alignment of a...
External Contributor
- Oct 11
- 3 min
On Day of the Girl, I wonder, what kind of future are we leaving for them?
Today is International Day of the Girl Child (IDOTGC), a day founded at the United Nations to recognise girls’ rights and the unique...
Kristin Perissinotto
- Oct 5
- 3 min
I'm sick of engaging with people just looking for a fight
Any person who has a 'pet cause' or strong political views knows what I'm talking about. The person who approaches you gleefully at an...
Kristin Perissinotto
- Oct 1
- 4 min
Next time your conservative uncle says he votes 'for the economy,' tell him this...
Everyone should be interested in and understand the basics of the economy. The economy has a very specific 'brand' and markets...
Kristin Perissinotto
- Sep 29
- 3 min
Requesting no police uniforms at Pride is not discrimination
Brisbane Pride has asked the Queensland Police Service (QPS) not to march in uniform at this weekend's pride festivities. Since 2015, the...
Kristin Perissinotto
- Sep 27
- 3 min
It's 2021 and I'm embarrassed
Embarrassed to live in a country that has Scott Morrison in charge. Embarrassed about how we'll explain the pandemic to the next...
Hannah Kinder
- Sep 23
- 4 min
Do gender quotas actually work?
Growing up in the early 2000s, I’m ashamed to say that I was no exception to the gendered ideals married to the world of work. In my six...
External Contributor
- Sep 23
- 3 min
I work at a union and here's what we heard about the tradie protests
The 'tradie protest' that took place in Melbourne this week was widely covered, there's no doubt. But there's a perspective missing from...
Kristin Perissinotto
- Sep 20
- 3 min
Christian Porter cannot become Morrison's scapegoat
The news that Christian Porter resigned from Cabinet over the weekend has been met with shock, suspicion, and anger. Shock that a male...
External Contributor
- Sep 14
- 3 min
White people, pass the mic: Fowler is not Keneally's seat
When looking into media coverage of the announcement that Kristina Keneally would likely be 'parachuted' into the seat of Fowler, I came...
Cheek
- Sep 9
- 3 min
The Prime Minister is underestimating us
Nobody likes being treated like they're powerless, but Scott Morrison has missed that memo. Either that or he has a blatant disregard for...
Kristin Perissinotto
- Sep 7
- 2 min
Women's Safety Summit just tokenism and platitudes
The Women's Safety Summit should have been focussed on real and transformative change. But really, it was a poorly organised and barely...
Cheek
- Sep 5
- 3 min
Think gender inequality doesn't exist? Just look at the footy
Stacks of people still just aren't buying the whole feminism thing. Women have the vote, and we can do pretty much anything we want in...
Cheek
- Sep 1
- 2 min
The answer to climate anxiety is climate action (we thought it was obvious)
This week, Conservative MPs have urged the Prime Minister t increase funding for chaplaincy programs in schools to "help address concerns...
Cheek
- Aug 31
- 2 min
The Liberal scheme that will increase household bills AND carbon emissions
Julia Gillard is known for a couple of things. Her iconic misogyny speech, being the first woman PM in Australia, and her controversial...
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