The Festering Seed at the Heart of Victim Blaming

I’ve given a great deal of thought to this piece over the past weeks and have come to realise that what I am feeling is more than just the outrage at the lack of understanding from so many for the plight of a young girl who was assaulted and found no justice due to the level …

The War on Feminism and The Normalisation of Misogyny in Australia

Since I was a young girl I believed I lived in a world where my gender made no difference whatsoever.  I was raised to see myself as a person whose worth was measured by my deeds, my achievements and my failures. As I grew older I continued to see the world through this lens.  As …

Dealing With Some Unpalatable Truths

I’ve been at a loss recently as to what I wanted to say or to write.  It wasn’t, in this case, a matter of being too busy or there being a lack of things on which to comment [or rant about as is often the case].  In a way it was quite the opposite, so …

Lest We Forget – We’ve forgotten too much already.

Anzac Day is one of the most commemorated days in Australia and this year marks the centennial.  It is supposed to be a day to remember all those who fought and died not just for our freedom but to safeguard the freedom of others.  It is a day where we show respect for the sacrifice …

International Women’s Day Lunch Venue Highlights Lack of Understanding from the Government

There are times when you hear something so utterly stupid in the news that for just a moment you assume it’s a comedy skit or satire.  Well today was one of those days.  I wasn’t quite sure as to whether or not to save this for the Weekend Funny as in some regards it is …

Odour Of Abbott by Jennifer Ellem

Odour of Abbott A wanna be priest called Abbott Was found to be a little too rabid His visions of glory were dimmed By the churches care for those who had sinned So he left in huff Saying enough of this stuff And into the world he spinned He was trained in the law But found …

Running the Gauntlet – From Laughter to Lamentation

As most people know things in Australian politics have been in a state of flux for some time and it appears that, short of a miracle,  it will continue to remain as such for the foreseeable future.  Under normal circumstances this would create a little bad feeling, irritation and a certain smug condescension on the part of the …

History – Written by the winners or just those with friends in the RIGHT place?

The old saying of history being written by the winners has added another notch to its belt with the PM’s Top History Award being awarded to Mr Colebatch for ‘Australia’s Secret War: How Unions Sabotaged our troops in WWII‘. Mr Hal Colebatch, prominent right-wing extremist, and the publishing house of Quadrant have managed to put …

Hypocrisy Overload as the line between Church and State is crossed by the LNP

It appears that blackmail, be it financial or emotional, is the new form of due process by the Australian Federal Government.  Much has been said recently about the appalling manipulation the LNP and Scott Morrison displayed when seeking to push the new Asylum Seeker laws through the parliament. What is also true is that this …

I Have Sold My Conscience

Originally posted on Ærchies Archive – Digital Detritus:
I was once a proud Australian. Then I took part in an electoral process which led to tony abbott becoming Prime Minister. tony abbott, who began by lying about something his predecessor said and who, after his election, continued to lie about everything he said and ignore…