News yesterday that former Sports Minister, Bridget McKenzie had siphoned $100 million of community sports grants into predominantly marginal electorates prior to the 2019 Federal Election, has incite…
The good, the bad & the ugly of the year that was 2019
We are almost, almost, at the end of 2019. It’s been a big year. This corner of the earth has been pummelled. Well before the catastrophic bush fires kicked off, the drought continued to ravage the co…
Scott Morrison, How can you talk religion while the country’s burning?
Has there been a more single-minded Prime Minister in Australia’s history than Scott Morrison? Consider the extraordinary, wilful, determination required to host a press conference on Tuesday, w…
How you can help save the peak body for Indigenous DV survivors
On 25 November 2019, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women no less, the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Forum was informed it would not be funded beyon…
Jacqui Lambie sides with government & votes against Medevac
On Wednesday morning Independent cross-bench senator Jacqui Lambie showed her hand and voted with the government to repeal the Medevac legislation under which refugees on Manus Island or Nauru could b…
Why white married women are more likely to vote for conservative parties
Australia’s last federal election indicated women weren’t aligned with Labor in the way polls had predicted, writes Leah Ruppanner, from University of Melbourne; Christopher Stout, from Or…
Total disrespect: Government dismisses domestic violence survivors & advocates
“A culture of disrespect towards women is a precursor to violence, and anyone who doesn’t see that is kidding themselves.” These words were spoken in March this year by the Prime Minister Scott …
A lack of female representation is seeing women forgotten by the Morrison Government
Julie Collins, pictured, is Labor’s Shadow Minister for Women. The recent elevation of Sarah Henderson to the Senate was widely celebrated as a victory for equality as the Senate achieved gender parit…
Law Council: Family law inquiry will fail if ‘misguided by myths’
The Law Council of Australia has condemned comments by Senator Malcolm Roberts of One Nation that the family courts are contributing to family violence and called for family violence awareness trainin…
Did Scott Morrison try to get Hillsong leader Brian Houston an invitation to the White House?
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison reportedly tried to secure an invitation for his mentor and Hillsong church leader Brian Houston to join him in the United States for the State visit. According to a …
