Media

March 5, 2023
Go hug yourself? IWD cause lost in mindless mush
Brace yourself for a barrage of silly slogans and cutesy cupcakes. International Women’s Day is on the way and as...
February 24, 2023
The Woman President: Book Review
The Woman President: Leadership, Law and Legacy for Women Based on Experiences from South and Southeast Asia Ramona Vijayarasa Oxford University Press
February 17, 2023
Trolls are vile, but DFAT should never have posted this video
Let’s get this out of the way first. The one-minute video of Australia’s new Ambassador for Gender Equality, Stephanie Copus...
February 15, 2023
‘Feared and Revered’: women throughout the ages Radio Broadcast
The ‘Feared and Revered’ exhibition, currently on display at the National Museum of Australia, explores goddesses, demons, witches, and female religious figures –...
November 1, 2022
Feminism and the Making of a Child Rights Revolution 1969-1979: Book Review
With a title like this, of course I was going to dive into Feminism and the Making of a Child...
October 2, 2022
Here’s what you need to know about Mahsa Amini and the protests in Iran and around the world
If you can’t hear the echo of women’s anger leaking out of Iran right now, or feel the rumble of...
August 15, 2022
As Afghan mothers sell their daughters, Australia stands limply by
What is a 13-year-old daughter worth? For Khorsheed, a desperate Afghan mother, the meagre sum of $US670 seemed sadly acceptable....
July 25, 2022
Changemakers: who gets a seat at the table?
On 21 June, 2022, Dame Quentin Bryce launched the Australian Women Changemakers exhibition, at the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD),...
July 5, 2022
‘Violence begets violence’: The brewing rage stirring in women gathers force
What does a woman do with a mallet? A friend of mine has just made one. It’s large, wooden and...
June 28, 2022
Changemakers: an exhibition for our times
On 21 June, 2022, Dame Quentin Bryce launched the Australian Women Changemakers exhibition, at the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD),...
June 24, 2022
So… what makes a ‘Changemaker’?
When I was asked by the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD), back in 2021, to work with them on their...
June 19, 2022
The women reshaping our nation: Australian Women Changemakers
“It’s important to remember that this happened by accident”. Chanel Contos stares into space, as she tries to explain what...
May 5, 2022
Election 2022: A campaign adventure story, ‘democracy of the boys, by the boys, for the boys’
In the first week, it was odd. By the second week, irritating. But by the third week of this uninspiring...
February 17, 2022
Afghanistan’s people can’t be forgotten
Around the time Fred Smith took a selfie standing at the “arse end of a C-130” bound for Kabul, just...