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 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 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...
Kristin PerissinottoOct 26, 20213 minPoliticians are just people...Politicians are simultaneously just like and nothing like the rest of us. The idea that they're 'just regular people' often comes about...
Kristin PerissinottoSep 27, 20213 minIt's 2021 and I'm embarrassedEmbarrassed to live in a country that has Scott Morrison in charge. Embarrassed about how we'll explain the pandemic to the next...
External ContributorSep 14, 20213 minWhite people, pass the mic: Fowler is not Keneally's seatWhen looking into media coverage of the announcement that Kristina Keneally would likely be 'parachuted' into the seat of Fowler, I came...
CheekSep 9, 20213 minThe Prime Minister is underestimating usNobody likes being treated like they're powerless, but Scott Morrison has missed that memo. Either that or he has a blatant disregard for...
CheekMar 25, 20213 minMorally, they are cookedScoMo has made statements, apologies, and tried to retract his words. He's says he's listening to women.
CheekJan 21, 20214 minThe progressive argument that fails the movementWithout celebration and appreciation of the progress we have made, where do we access the energy we need to go on, to keep pushing?
Kristin PerissinottoJan 12, 20215 minWHAT IS HAPPENING in the US right now?I find myself internally (and sometimes externally) yelling multiple times a day. Why are they impeaching Trump? Will he actually be...
Sophie PerissinottoNov 15, 20203 minThe privilege of compulsory votingJust like a lot of other people, I was stressfully watching the US over the past week. We still don’t know how many people voted because...
Kristin PerissinottoNov 10, 20205 minCelebration, sorrow, and critical thinkingThis morning I listened to the latest episode of The New York Times’ podcast The Daily. The episode, called Celebration and Sorrow:...
CheekNov 9, 20202 minIt's not over until the orange man leavesIt’s been a few days since we wrote on the US election, but here we are again. The election has all but been called, and Biden is looking...
CheekNov 3, 20203 minRead this if you think the US election doesn't affect youIt’s 3 November, a day that might not mean much to some Aussies, but means everything to Americans. Election day is breaking in the US;...
Hannah & KristinNov 1, 20204 minWatching in horror: An Aussie perspective on the US electionThe White House is 15 248 kilometres away from our home of Brisbane, Australia. But it’s times like this that it feels much, much closer.