Vilification nation? Senator Mehreen Faruqi on racism in our society
Is racism growing in Australia? We spoke with Australia’s first female Muslim politician to gauge her thoughts.
The joke’s on us: Our blackface culture is deeper than Chris Lilley
So, we’ve finally caught up with Chris Lilley. But the decade in between has offered many examples of blackface. What’s your problem, Australia?
What a lifetime of fearing the “other” has taught me
You could say that I’m a product of my environment, however, my fear of the other has followed me throughout my entire life. It’s taught me one particular lesson.
Don Dunstan: The man who decriminalised homosexuality
This week has been a disheartening one for equality. But for inspiration, we should look to the past, to Don Dunstan, a man who saw inequality and refused to accept it.
That time America’s top feminist went undercover to expose Playboy
Back in 1963, Gloria Steinem tumbled down the rabbit hole to expose Playboy. She succeeded and the world gave an ugly snapshot of life under Hef.
Domestic violence and how I endured it
While the nation has made progress in how they view domestic violence, I know that some things have not changed, and how far we have to go.