Ed's Blog The very ugly reality behind internet abuse This week Victoria Brownworth’s story on the abuse Coralie Alison received after seeking to have a US rapper banned from Australia has been our most read story.
Ed's Blog How does an engineer look? Not like this apparently What does an engineer look like? Not like Isis Anchalee apparently.
Ed's Blog Could Australia’s Ashes disaster be the WAG’s fault? Sorry, what??? Did you hear that Australia’s cricket team suffered an embarrassing defeat in the Ashes tournament in England overnight? The entire team got out for 60 runs.
Ed's Blog Spare me who’s getting hit with a political stick. Talk to me about the people marriage equality affects In last night’s lengthy party room meeting, Malcolm Turnbull reportedly observed that denying a free vote on marriage equality would give Bill Shorten a stick with which to hit the government every day.
Ed's Blog Targets, quotas, the AICD and government boards Last week the Australian Institute of Company Directors made its submission on Senator Nick Xenophon’s draft bill to achieve gender balance on government boards.
Ed's Blog Meet NSW Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton Halfway to my scheduled interview with NSW’s Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton I look down with some dismay.
Ed's Blog Men, sport & our irreconcilable standards What is it with men in sport? I consider events that have made headlines in recent times and I cannot reconcile the standards we apply.
Ed's Blog Why isn’t our party selecting more women members of parliament? Tony Abbott asks On Saturday in Adelaide the Prime Minister delivered an address to the Federal Women’s Committee luncheon to help celebrate the committee’s 70th anniversary and to honour the work of women in the Liberal party.
Ed's Blog Mark Latham resigns from the AFR amid controversy Mark Latham has resigned from The Australian Financial Review “amid controversy over his views on feminism and other social issues”.
News & Views Why we owe it to girls around the world to demand better than “almost equal” You are probably aware by now that we are in the midst of International Women’s Week.
Ed's Blog Mark Latham, censorship and free speech Does Mark Latham’s parting of ways with the Australian Financial Review amount to censorship? Has political correctness gone mad? Are commentators not allowed to be provocative? Should we not tolerate a wide array of views – popular or not? Do ‘frightbat’ feminists on Twitter have too much power? These are a few of the questions that have been posed following Mark Latham’s resignation from Fairfax on Monday.
Ed's Blog How I fell prey to a Fitbit (and why I love it) A few weeks ago now, after gushing about my newly acquired Fitbit at dinner, a friend commented that I wasn’t someone he expected to fall prey to fads.