Amy Remeikis, political reporter for The Guardian, has written and extraordinary essay, titled On Reckoning. This work tells of the moment when the personal became very political and when rape...
COVID: how anti-vaccine influencers exploit mothers
Opposition to vaccination has existed for as long as vaccination itself. Ever since widespread smallpox vaccination began in the early 1800s, there have been cycles of questioning the safety and...
Civility policing: So what if activists cause discomfort?
The Governor of Florida, Republican Ron DeSantis, is reportedly pushing for a bill that would make it unlawful for schools and workplaces to make people feel uncomfortable when providing instruction...
Banishing body shame: ‘Ladies, We Need To Talk’
'Ladies, We Need To Talk' (the book) breaks the stigma around everything women are thinking but not saying. Author and presenter Yumi Stynes and health reporter and digital editor Claudine Ryan...
An inspiration: Professor Stuart Macintyre (1947 – 2021)
In 1993, as a freshly minted Harvard graduate and thrilled by my appointment to teach constitutional and administrative law at Melbourne University, I had an idea of academia as seen through a...
No women involved? You can count me out.
Over summer, BroadAgenda is republishing some of its most popular articles. This compelling piece was first posted earlier this year. My great Auntie Rita grew up in an Australia where being...
They called her “Lucky”. But she wasn’t.
Over summer, BroadAgenda is republishing some of its most popular articles. This compelling piece was first posted earlier this year. Content notification: This story discusses family violence,...
Endometriosis becomes a matter of State
Earlier this month French president Emmanuel Macron made a national address that stopped people in their tracks. The topic? Endometriosis. Kelly Saunders, a PhD student with the 50/50 by 2030...
Why ‘And Just Like That’ fails older women
If you’re after escapist TV this summer you won’t find it in the Sex and the City reboot …And Just Like That. Each week I tune in hoping for a glamourous date with Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte but...