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Democracy Under Threat
Well here I am with my first blog written in response to an opinion piece by Jessica Irvine which featured in Courier Mail 6th June 2013 It was the headline “Give Abbott the keys to the Lodge now”...
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The Backlash Continues
Bettsie:Excellent article on the backlash we are now witnessing Originally posted on The Hatbox Soapbox: In 1991, two incredibly significant feminist texts were published, which helped to shape the...
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Where, oh where, are the women of calibre?
Bettsie:Highly recommended reading! Originally posted on Random Observations of Life: There must be something really strange happening in the Liberal Party (and, I suggest, the coalition overall). Is...
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Australia Day..Time For Change
Australia Day – What Does It Even Mean? Is it really a time to celebrate what it means to be Australian or another day of faux patriotism. I thankfully didn’t grow up with all the flag wearing, drunken...
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Nauru …What the hell is going on?
We all know that Australia has a partnership with Nauru which allows the government to export all our unwanted asylum seekers into a prison facility on the island. The Detention Centre was first opened...
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Tony Abbott A Feminist …Delusional Thinking
Delusional: Having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions I have to wonder if the public announcement by Prime Minister Tony Abbott that he is a “feminist” was a ploy to win over women or a ‘stuff...
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Language of Exclusion
I was dismayed to read a blog by Kate Galloway referring to moves by the Queensland Government to revert to gender specific language within the Crime and Misconduct and Other Legislation Amendment Bill...
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I’m A Granger
What on earth is a Granger, I can hear you ask. Well don’t reach for your dictionary as you wont find it there. Granger: A very angry grannie Quiet a few things have got me going lately but the...
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“It’s Time for Women”…Gough Responds
1972: “It’s Time”…I still remember the ALP television ads featuring Alison McCallum, Col Joye, Little Pattie, Judy Stone, Bobby Limb and a host of others. Even before Gough Whitlam and Labor were...
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