Kristin PerissinottoMay 43 minRoe v Wade is our businessThe leaked draft of a decision to overturn Roe v Wade in the US has been confirmed as authentic. The abortion rights law is set to be...
External ContributorApr 263 minChildfree by choice: I’m okay with that, so why aren’t you?‘Don’t worry, you will know what it’s like one day,” my colleague quipped to me when we were out for coffee one morning. She was...
CheekApr 213 minIt's time to fix refugee policyLast night, the official Australian Labor Twitter posted a Tweet saying: Let’s be clear: if you attempt to come to Australia by boat, you...
Kristin PerissinottoMar 293 minIgnorance is bliss, apathy is cruelIt's election season, which means the heated political conversations over strained family dinners will soon be reaching a peak. News...
Kristin PerissinottoMar 93 minA note to the white women of AustraliaIn the wake of International Women's Day and the many white-washed events and panels you all would have seen on your feeds, it's the time...
Kristin PerissinottoMar 73 minI am woman, hear me and see me.International Women's Day is usually my favourite day of the year. Feminist Christmas. But the past few years have been coloured by a...
CheekFeb 143 minWomen buy RATs, they don't make policy2021 was known as Australia's own #MeToo moment. We had women like Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins speak out and often feature in media,...
Kristin PerissinottoFeb 63 minIt's not a grievance with a boss, it's governmental instabilityFuck me. Australian politics has dissolved very quickly into year nine drama and shit slinging territory in 2022. While we were off to a...
Kristin PerissinottoJan 273 minDon't tell me to smile, give me a reason toGrace Tame. The woman, the myth, the legend. An outpouring of support and memes (often the same thing for our generation) was heard...
Kristin PerissinottoJan 142 minReligious discrimination bill protects the already-protectedCW: christianity, mention of child sex abuse (no details) I attended a religious high school. And for that reason, any children I choose...
Kristin PerissinottoJan 123 minWhat's so radical about equality and fairness?I have a shaved head, two pairs of Doc Martens (!!), I don't shave my armpits, and I'm a ~known feminist,~ so by 1980's standards, I'm as...
Kristin PerissinottoDec 24, 20213 minI'm not "putting aside political differences" this ChristmasI've had multiple conversations with people who have said the same thing: politics is particularly divisive at the moment. It's getting...
Kristin PerissinottoDec 15, 20213 minLet's talk about the Young LiberalsThe Young Liberals, or Young LNP in Queensland, have a reputation. Depending on which side of politics you sit on, they either have the...
Kristin PerissinottoNov 25, 20212 minScott Morrison is not the victimThe words victim, underdog, and oppressed have two things in common. 1. They are three things Scott Morrison is not. 2. They are three...
Kristin PerissinottoNov 22, 20213 minI'm over intergenerational wars"I wish more young people were like you," I've been told at least once at every Christmas gathering, networking event, and awkward coffee...
Emily CooganNov 21, 20213 minNothing is inherently feministIntroducing ‘choice feminism’, a brand of feminism-lite that gives women a get out of jail free card to enjoy traditionally anti-feminist...
Kristin PerissinottoNov 21, 20213 minScott Morrison might win the next electionWatching Scott Morrison fuck up in front of the media and public again and again is simultaneously horrifying and comforting. Horrifying...
Kristin PerissinottoNov 18, 20213 minOn the right to protestEvery Australian has the right to protest. But is it right to breach public health orders to do so? Every Australian has the right to...
Kristin PerissinottoNov 10, 20213 minScott Morrison: the king of spinPolitical spin. We hate it, most of us see through it, and, for the most part, it's on the decline. The rise of Trump put another nail in...
Hannah FergusonNov 1, 20212 minForget Morrison versus Macron, we're missing the bigger pictureThis week, global leaders are gathering to make decisions that will determine the survival of our planet. Yet, the topic dominating...