“It doesn’t explain everything, it doesn’t explain nothing. It explains some things.” That’s the sentence Julia Gillard uttered in her famously astute and dignified final…
The sexist treatment of Kristina Keneally begins.
A day after Labor sensationally announced that Kristina Keneally was going to run for the Sydney seat of Bennelong against the Liberal incumbent John Alexander, we are reminded that women seek power a…
Julia Gillard: Don’t be bullied into not calling sexism out.
As serious politics had always been the pursuit of men, the assumptions around politics had always been defined around men’s not women’s lives. In particular, that a man brings to politics the perspec…
‘Hillary Clinton lost because half of America is in financial pain’
I don’t believe Hillary Clinton lost the US election because she’s the first woman to fight for the presidency: she lost because nearly half of America is in financial pain. This morning …
‘You are valuable and powerful and deserving’: Hillary Clinton’s rallying cry to girls
Hillary Clinton told her supporters to continue fighting for what’s right and urged girls to take every opportunity to achieve their own dreams, during her concession speech overnight. She said…
‘From hope for Hillary to cold dread’: Coming face to face with Donald Trump supporters in Australia.
I started the day filled with optimism. I had the audacity to hope that today we would watch history unfold. I tried to explain the US election and its significance to my two older daughters over brea…
Hillary Clinton exonerated over email (AGAIN) but is it too late?
Two days out from the US presidential election, Hillary Clinton has been exonerated by the FBI over the use of her email while Secretary of State. Again. At the end of last month, eleven days out from…
