Hold the celebrations — the budget’s supposed focus on women is no game-changer
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One of the major planks of the budget was a pitch to women.
This included an 80-plus page women’s budget statement — the first since 2013 —...
Sunday essay: Sex, power and anger — a history of feminist protests in Australia
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Rage and roar are two words commonly used to describe the events of Monday 15 March, when tens of thousands joined the March4Justice:...
‘What are you afraid of ScoMo?’: Australian women are angry — and the Morrison government needs to listen
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Thousands of women are gathering in cities across the country, angry about the allegations of rape, sexual abuse and harassment emerging...
Will Victoria be the first place in the world to fully decriminalise sex work?
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The Victorian government has just received a landmark review into the state’s sex work laws.
This is the first large-scale review of Victorian...
More help required: the crisis in family violence during the coronavirus pandemic
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Victoria is in the grip of its most severe lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This means opportunities for victims of...
‘Incel’ violence is a form of extremism. It’s time we treated it as a security threat
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Last week, a 17-year-old boy in Toronto was charged with an act of terrorism in the alleged killing of a woman with a machete –...
