Britney Spears. We’ve all heard bits and pieces about her fight to regain guardianship of herself from her father. In the US they call this conservatorship and according to the BBC, it is...
Category: Opinion
Community sector crisis and the gender pay gap
In 2021, Equal Pay Day falls today (on August 31), 61 days past the end of the financial year. I can’t help but imagine the men of Australia sitting on a beach somewhere, sunglasses on faces and...
Time to stop excluding women for having difficult bodies
There is a passage in Carmen Maria Machado In The Dream House about going back in time to talk to your younger self. I love it because I am a chronic time-travel day dreamer. I also love it because...
We’re so proud! BroadAgenda PhD student 3MT finalist
The Three Minute Thesis is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland, Australia. Three Minute Thesis heats were held across the University of...
The brutal reality of childcare closures for parents
For many thousands of Victorian parents, Saturday afternoon was spent contacting bosses, rearranging calendars and sending each other stress-face emojis. I know, because I was one of them. With...
Our storytelling around fatherhood must change
I groan at the screen when I see my kids watching one of the typical portrayals of the ‘modern dad’. Perhaps the most common depiction is the well-intentioned, loving but equally clueless, hopeless...
Breaking the seal of my late onset feminism
He’s back! Harvey Weinstein, American film producer and convicted sex offender, was recently extradited from New York to LA where he faces 11 rape and sexual assault charges. He is also appealing...
Fair go? Why the national anthem is racist
As we say goodbye to another Olympics, there’s a sizeable section of the Australian population that might breathe sigh of relief about not having to sit through another rendition of our national...
The Trap: love, abuse and power
Today the Victorian Women’s Trust launches its new podcast series, The Trap, written and hosted by leading Australian investigative journalist and award-winning author, Jess Hill, pictured, and...