Kristin PerissinottoMay 73 minWhat the F is: Preferential votingOur preferential voting system in Australia is extremely important, as many elections will be won on preferences. Conservative...
Kristin PerissinottoMar 302 minTechnology, not taxes!The budget was handed down this week by the Liberal government and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Many media experts have labelled the budget...
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 33 minMorrison is using migrants as political pawnsSince the Morrison government was re-elected in 2019, it has cancelled visas of more than 4 000 'non-citizens' and had them deported....
Kristin PerissinottoFeb 284 minDisaster is not a PR opportunityEvery politician can benefit from a disaster if they play their cards right. In a sick way, it's an opportunity to get some brownie...
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,...
CheekFeb 93 minDon't apologise, change the legislationI have two words for Scott Morrison in the wake of his so-called 'apology' to every woman who has been raped or assaulted in Parliament...
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 PerissinottoJan 63 minRules are rules! Unless you're above themScott Morrison has outdone himself today, with a Tweet so dripping with irony that you have to check three times that it wasn't posted...
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 PerissinottoDec 3, 20212 minWhat Lidia Thorpe said is deeply misogynisticIf you've spent even an ounce of what's left of your almost-totally-depleted-for-the-year energy keeping up with the news this fortnight,...
CheekDec 1, 20212 minWe don't need to guess the Liberals' values. They show us.What they've shown us about treatment of women Liberal Senator David Van, who nobody had ever fucking heard of until yesterday...
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 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...