Ed's Blog Cost of Parenting Crisis: Was this the ‘baby recession’ we had to have? Australia is experiencing a “baby recession” with the number of births dropping in 2023 to the lowest recorded since 2006.
News & Views Don’t let more racism and misogyny get normalised during this campaign Kamala Harris has already been the target of racist, sexist language and attacks. It will only ramp up from here.
News & Views Eight women killed in 4 weeks: Kiesha Thompson was walking home after dropping her baby at daycare Two people have been charged with Kiesha Thompson’s murder, with police alleging the “hit and run” was planned.
News & Views All the reasons why women aren’t ‘rawdogging’ anything The sheer stupidity of the ‘rawdogging’ trend is mind boggling, even to the most sympathetic social media apologists
Ed's Blog Australia’s reminder to protect politics from violence Violence has no place in politics or anywhere. This assasination attempt is a cautionary reminder to Australia to remain vigilant.
Ed's Blog 75 years of NATO but little change for women’s representation Twelve men signed the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. Seventy five years later, little has changed on women’s representation.
Ed's Blog 138 children killed by parents in 8 years. It’s ‘senseless’ but research shows opportunities to stop it Three children died allegedly at the hands of their father in a housefire over the weekend. The horror incident comes just weeks of critical research on falicide was released.
News & Views The world’s luckiest man and his disturbing lessons to wannabe leaders Emerging unscathed from boasting about grabbing women “by the pussy” was just the start of Trump’s epic luck in evading accountability.
News & Views ‘Fuelling Islamophobia from the top’: Dutton’s penchant for fear and division knows no bounds Peter Dutton knows that Islamophobia is very much alive and well in this country while people like himself are there to fan the flames.
Ed's Blog UK’s likely next PM attacked as ‘part time’ for wanting Friday nights with kids Keir Starmer wants to reserve Friday nights after 6pm as time to spend with his kids. He’s been accused of wanting to be a “part time PM”
Politics Labor purports to be a party exemplifying diverse leadership? Suspending Fatima Payman contradicts that entirely Fatima Payman represents everything the Labor Party claims it stands for. Suspending her is an absolute and inexcusable let down.
Ed's Blog More time spent arguing who’s better at golf than answering childcare question Who has the best swing, who would win? Who cares! Trump and Biden spent almost a minute arguing over who was better at golf.