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 …

Thought for the Day – Triple Header Tuesday

    In the light of some of my recent posts and the increasing ire I have with those in government I have decided once again not to go with the softly uplifting Thought of the Day but more of a – we’ve got to stop letting them get away with choosing greed over long-term …

It’s Good to be a Bitch ‘Cause Sometimes Karma Needs a Hand

There are few things in this world that anger me more than judgemental people who discriminate against those they perceive to be different or less worthy than themselves.  I never truly understood how lucky I had been in my life until a rather nasty and petty experience while at university opened my eyes to some things that once …

Thank You For Supporting Roseanne

Huge progress! The NT Government have just announced that they’re accessing options to move Roseanne to appropriate care in Alice Springs. In parliament last night the NT Health Minister said “I am absolutely committed to getting Rosanne Fulton home as soon as it is practicable” – the pressure from more than 104,000 of you who’ve signed the petition …

What Is In A Name

One of the human races greatest gifts is language and we use it as a way to understand and recognise the world around us and our place in it.  In most cases this is a reassuring process, how children grow to understand what they see as they learn to speak.  However there is a danger …