“I felt my heart break instantaneously. I couldn’t breathe to answer her next couple of questions. There was nothing I could do at that moment, nothing the people around me could do to help me. …
Beloved food icon Margaret Fulton has died at age 94
The prolific cookbook author, doyenne of Australian food, beloved grandmother and mother, Margaret Fulton has died at age 94. Her grand-daughter, food writer and author, Kate Gibbs shared the news tha…
Her name is Sabrina Lekaj
Sabrina Lekaj. Hers is another name we’ve learned for the worst of reasons. The 20 year old university student was found murdered in her car near her Adelaide home late on Sunday evening. Her m…
Why is the government funding couples counselling that experts say puts women at risk?
As of 10.30am on Monday morning police will have dealt with around 320 domestic violence related matters in Australia. As of today, the 22nd of July 2019, 28 women have been violently killed in this c…
Ursula von der Leyen elected to head European Commission
The former German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as the next EU Commission president, the first female to hold the position, in a secret ballot. Despite not initially even bein…
Pauline Hanson, the Today Show & the Uluru backlash
Inviting Pauline Hanson on national television to share her views on a matter pertaining to cultural sensitivity around a landmark sacred to Indigenous Australians? Sadly, it says it all. None of it …
Vanity Fair’s takedown of Byron Bay’s ‘Instagram Influencer Mamas’
Carina Chocano’s Vanity Fair feature on Courtney Adamo, Amelia Fullarton and other ‘Instagram Influencer Mamas’ in Byron Bay is beautifully written and thought-provoking. It is also savage and scathin…
‘You’re excluding people’: Megan Rapinoe’s powerful message to Donald Trump
When CNN host Anderson Cooper asked what message she had for the US President, Megan Rapinoe barely hesitated. The co-captain of the World Cup winning US soccer team Megan Rapinoe looked straight down…
The multi-billion dollar question of who cooks, cleans & cares
“You’re so lucky you have a brother,” a blonde-haired boy informed his younger sister cheerfully. “I’ll always have to do more chores than you.” “Why?” she asked with a scrunched up face. “Boys always…
How equal pay for women in sport went mainstream
The moment the US team secured their fourth World Cup title will be remembered in years to come for the crowd’s response as much as the team’s proficiency on the pitch. As the siren signalled the end …