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...
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 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 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...
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 PerissinottoOct 13, 20213 minGot 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 ContributorOct 11, 20213 minOn 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 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...
Kristin PerissinottoSep 7, 20212 minWomen'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...
CheekSep 5, 20213 minThink gender inequality doesn't exist? Just look at the footyStacks 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...
CheekAug 19, 20212 minAnti-vaxxers co-opt feminist rhetoricThis article contains content about pregnancy and termination. There has been an increasing number of anti-vax and anti-mask crowds...
CheekAug 5, 20214 minAbusers and the systems that protect themPowerful men can get away with anything. Patriarchal systems, money, and influence mean CEOs, A listers, and the elite can often do...
CheekJul 20, 20213 minQueensland Police Union or men's activist group?This article contains mention of domestic violence and may not be suitable for all readers. The Queensland Police Union has claimed in a...
CheekJul 11, 20212 minAsh Barty, you fucking legendAsh Barty has won her first Wimbledon ladies' singles title with a 6-3, 6-7 (7/4), 6-3 victory over Karolína Plíšková. After winning the...
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.
CheekMar 22, 20212 minThe complicated act of celebrating an assault convictionToday we heard that former NRL player Jarryd Hayne has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in 2018.
CheekMar 15, 20213 min#March4Justice recapYesterday and today, tens of thousands of people marched for justice around the country to say enough is enough. Many politicians and...
CheekMar 8, 20212 minThis CEO is making change from the top downWomen didn't get the vote by playing by the rules. Second wave feminists were notoriously 'angry women'.