Anzac Day and religious rhetoric
On a train today, the driver prefaced his announcement of our imminent arrival at Central Station with a reminder that, …
Tag Archives: Australia
The Fifty-Sixth Down Under Feminists Carnival
Welcome to the fifty-sixth month of Down Under Feminists Carnival goodness. I am your host, Chally, and I am glad …
Dipping into a Very Gender-Conscious 2012 in Australian Popular Culture
Crossposted at Gender Across Borders. Popular culture helps its audiences to play out their feelings and experiences against its mirror. …
The Forty-Sixth Down Under Feminists Carnival
Hello and welcome to the forty-sixth edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I last hosted DUFC #12, so I’m …
A City of Villages
Hey, readers! I’m joining the staff at Gender Across Borders. I’ve started my time off there with a post about …
My favourite place in Australia
Jet Silver wanted to know my favourite place in Australia. I’ve been struggling with this one. It’s a vast and …
A property of the clan
Please note that this post discusses brutal violence against a young woman. I want to tell you about when I …
People don’t need solutions, be they Pacific, Malaysia, or Nauru
Something’s been sending chills up my spine lately. That is, Australian policy on asylum seekers has been scaring me ever …
There will not be much sleep to be had in Sydney tonight
We’re all going to be refreshing the Sydney Morning Herald website’s front page until we hear that all is well …
Women, work, and the conversations we’re having
On Thursday and Friday, I had a media pass for Macquarie University’s annual Women, work and management conference. About two …
The extraordinary story of Esther Abrahams
The other day, I was having a chat with a friend about New South Wales’ early colonial history, and we …
Linksplosion: Another look at race edition
On being black and not existing by little_seahorse: “There are some things i’ve said to people over the years, about …
Are we really going to do this? Part 2
Part 1 I was particularly disappointed to see this critique of SlutWalk in the Australian context – hi Crikey post …
Are we really going to do this? Part 1
Personally, SlutWalk is not something that appeals to me. That is, I absolutely respect and support other people who are …
Winners & Losers has definitely lost
In my last post on new Australian drama Winners & Losers, I mentioned that I wanted to write a post …
