The Good Ugly, The Bad Ugly, and the Ugly Ugly
By Eloise GrillsHow come no one wants to talk about how annoying depression is?
Women
Who will lead the way? Fashion is a human rights issue
By Claire GaynorI recently found myself, an avid lover of fashion, remarking to a colleague: ‘Really, all aspects of the fashion chain are terrible. The more I think about it, the more I feel like we shouldn’t wear clothing at all – we should all just be nude’. She laughed, but I was kind of serious. It […]
Misogyny, patriarchy and toxic masculinity: A review of Boys Will Be Boys
By Carl BradleyBoys Will Be Boys: Power, Patriarchy and the Toxic Bonds of Mateship By Clementine Ford Allen & Unwin Clementine Ford has delivered a fantastic piece of work written with a delicious language that is a well-crafted blend of passion, anger and humour. Boys Will Be Boys takes the reader through the very concerning series of […]
Rape culture IS that bad: A Review of “Not That Bad”
By Gabrielle Everall“Not That Bad” is a varied and harrowing insight into rape culture, and all the realities associated with it.
The dimensionality of experience: a review of “The Hijab Files”
By Amilee MysonMaryam Azam explores the modern, and personal experience of wearing a hijab in her debut poetry book, “The Hijab Files”.
Where do (surrogate) babies come from? Surrogacy as human rights violation
By Dr Renate KleinSurrogacy violates the basic human rights of women and children. Dr Renate Klein explains why the practice should be banned in Australia to protect the most vulnerable.
Transitions Film Festival 2019: Right Now’s top picks
By Caitlin Cassidy, Dinesha Perera, Zhenya Bourova and Liam FallonFeaturing technological innovation, changemakers with cutting-edge ideas, Right Now writers cover four documentaries screening at Transitions 2019.
Queensland’s decriminalisation of abortion is a landmark decision – now we need enforcement
By Kaushi KogarKaushi Kogar suggests that the enforcement of abortion laws is no easy task; we need to do more to ensure that termination services are accessible and affordable to all women.
Indelible
By Tessa FlemmingThis latest poem by Tessa Flemming delves into the unforgettable nature of trauma and is inspired by Dr Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony against Brett Kavanaugh.
Taking the Road Less Travelled: a review of A Free Flame
By Maria GriffinA Free Flame: Australian Women Writers and Vocation in the Twentieth Century Ann-Marie Priest When a voice speaks from a burning bush, you do what it says. So I imagine, anyway – I’ve never heard a voice in a burning bush. Ruth Park probably never did either, but it was her way of conveying that […]
#MeToo and human rights language in the social media era
By Kat GeorgeHow a social media movement gave victims, activists and communities a language to voice their lived experience without the need for legalese.