Dear beloved BroadAgenda readers, Since I was headhunted for the role of BroadAgenda (BA) editor back in 2021, we've achieved so much! This blog has gone from having a handful of dedicated readers...
By Ginger Gorman
Addressing gender bias: Why newsroom equality matters
In this exclusive Q&A, BroadAgenda editor, Ginger Gorman, speaks with Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication at La Trobe University. She's the lead researcher behind the 2024 Women...
The Yirrkala Bark Petitions: A story of sovereignty and resistance
In this conversation, Professor Clare Wright, Professor of History and Public Engagement at La Trobe University, talks to me (BroadAgenda editor, Ginger Gorman), about her new book, Ṉäku Dhäruk: The...
Pioneering job-share candidates: A feminist leap in politics
Two women from Melbourne - Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock - want to job-share in Federal parliament. The University of Canberra’s Professor Kim Rubenstein is a constitutional law and citizenship...
Heart health: Why women need more attention and action
Professor Nicole Freene is a clinical physiotherapist based at the University of Canberra. For more than two decades she has worked as a physiotherapist and over the last decade her research has...
Women’s health at risk: The cost of delayed care
This article was written by me (Ginger Gorman) for the publication Women's Agenda in my capacity as a freelance journalist. It's republished here with full permission. You can read the original...
The gutsy women fighting global disinformation online
When I wrote about cyberhate in my book Troll Hunting (2019), I wanted people to understand two important points. First, that trolls are rarely those stereotypical lonely guys, spitting out vitriol...
TransTrans exhibition unveils global histories of gender diversity
Currently there’s an ambitious exhibition on at the Pride Centre in Melbourne called TransTrans. The show delves into the history of gender-diverse communities and scientists in Berlin, America and...
Trailblazer Tracey Holmes on overcoming hurdles in sports media
Tracey Holmes was Australia’s first female host of a national sports program. She's also host of ‘The Sports Ambassador’ podcast and a Professorial Fellow in Sport at the University of Canberra. A...