As a kid I was fortunate to travel widely, and I saw the devastation of the natural beauty of the world across many countries. Now, a little older, I am a student in environmental management, and I...
Category: Power
“The child cannot fathom the horror awaiting her”
Zimbabwean author Lucy Mushita has written a moving, original and emotional novel called, Chinongwa. The book recounts a coming-of-age story set in rural 1920s Zimbabwe. Chinongwa’s family have been...
When women get demonised for speaking out
Is it worse to commit the act, or to say that the act was done? I grew up with a Mum who was a family law solicitor in a medium-sized country town. As you would expect, she had to keep her lips...
The 2023 Budget: here’s the gender scrutiny
The National Foundation for Australian Women is an independent feminist organisation that carries a voice outside of party politics. As part of their advocacy work, NFAW publishes a Gender Lens...
‘Optimistic we will pull ourselves back from the brink’
In her book new book, Man-Made, Walkley Award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer asks the hard quesitons about how AI will change our lives. What’s the point in agitating to change the present, if...
Pacific Feminist Forum: a growing movement for change
The 3rd Pacific Feminist Forum will be held in Fiji from 8- 10 May 2023. It is described by the organisers as "a platform for Pacific feminists to come together and share their experiences and...
Whitlam’s revolution and why it matters now
This is a slightly revised version of a vote of thanks given after a panel to launch of the 'Women and Whitlam' book with contributors, Elizabeth Reid, Marie Coleman and Blair Williams in...
Change the lives of single mothers and their children
As the next Federal Budget looms, the non-profit Single Mother Families Australia is calling for an "end policy induced poverty." The CEO, Terese Edwards, explains. Single mother families seek...
Two daring Dames recognised at Parliament House
My International Women’s Day was spent in Canberra, honouring my grandmother Dame Enid Lyons, along with fellow trailblazer Dame Dorothy Tangney. Eighty years after being elected as the first two...