Ed's Blog Nothing ‘courageous’ in Karl Stefanovic platforming a far-right extremist His interview with Tommy Robinson has since disappeared. Did describing a far-right extremist as “courageous” go too far for Nine’s main man?
Ed's Blog The Sydney long weekend with my kids that reminded me I can do hard things as a single parent (and have fun) I travelled solo with my two children to Sydney, exploring the city and enjoying a fun, memorable experience together as a family.
Ed's Blog An alarming 12 hours of efforts to restrict reproductive health in Australia Efforts to restrict women’s access to reproductive health in Australia have been in full swing in recent months, but Wednesday marked a day on which the trend was accelerated.
Ed's Blog Basically, Pauline Hanson wants to abolish a bunch of things The Senator’s first National Press Club address darted from issue to issue, with little detail aside from abolishing and banning things.
News & Views She’s protected women’s rights globally, nows she’s running for office to do it in Australia: Meet Aleta Moriarty Aleta Moriarty launched a political campaign today on one key idea: that we did not fight this hard for gender equality to lose it now.
Ed's Blog A goalkeeper wept, a fighter sledged Michelle Obama. Only one of these men showed strength Trump spent US$60 million on a masculinity party. A goalkeeper from a nation of half a million showed the real thing for free
News & Views The Australian thinks the Women’s Budget Statement is “ideological nonsense”. That’s exactly the problem Adam Creighton devoted his column in The Australian this morning to ridiculing the Women’s Budget Statement.
Ed's Blog Hope is exhausting: Sarah Wilson says it’s time to make space for ‘fierce mother energy’ instead The labour of hope so often falls on women. Sarah Wilson argues we should reach for something else: acceptance that collapse is happening.
Politics Dave Hughes loves a rant. This anti-immigration one is his worst yet. Dave Hughes isn’t some fringe commentator shaking his fist at the clouds. He has a huge platform & profile which he’s using dangerously.
Ed's Blog ‘Masculinism’ unites the right in the US against women. Is Australia experiencing the same trend? Beware the women. We’re an easy common enemy for otherwise disparate groups on the right. The US trend is catching on in Australia.
Ed's Blog Gender progress. But boards going backwards on cultural diversity Don’t let (slight) improvements in the number of women on corporate boards in Australia lure you into believing these boards are achieving the diversity needed for improved decision-making.
Ed's Blog Japan wants babies. Now the first mayor to take maternity leave is testing whether the system can change to make it happen Everyone’s talking about Japan’s youngest female mayor daring to announce that she’ll be taking maternity leave.