Orwell and the PPL: The mothers who miss out

21 Jun 2014 | All babies are born equal, but some are more equal than others, writes Bob Ellis.  

Clive and Credlin: Mainstream media finally spots some sexism

4 Jun 2014 | The Coalition and mainstream media have blasted Clive Palmer over his stupid and sexist comments ...  

Tony Abbott's war on unions

25 Feb 2014 | Tony Abbott should end his cynical ideological war on unions and instead find a way to stop ...  

Getting mothers back to work

2 Feb 2014 | The difficulty for mothers to return to work is an enormous economic problem, says Tom Rundle, who ...  

Open letter to Cory Bernardi and Paul Sheehan from a single mother

15 Jan 2014 | Julie Boyd writes an open letter to Cory Bernardi and Paul Sheehan, regarding their recent harsh ...  

Children at play: The war on pink

2 Jan 2014 | There is a resurgence in response to the wash of pink aisles for little girls, by those who object ...  

Drug test the judiciary

21 Oct 2013 |   That our judiciary may arbitrarily declare violence perpetrated against sex workers is ...  

And then there were none: Inside Tony Abbott’s new menistry

20 Sep 2013 | The problem isn’t so much that there is only one woman in Tony Abbott's cabinet, says Sarah ...  

Tony Abbott's old boys' club

17 Sep 2013 | Tony Abbott, with his men only cabinet, and honorary male Julie Bishop, with her spurious travel ...  

Tony Abbott brings back the boys' way

13 Sep 2013 | The Australian Federal election brought to the fore Australia's particular brand of thoughtless ...  

Abbott should judge women on merit not sex appeal

15 Aug 2013 |   Abbott’s sex appeal comment was no gaffe, writes Dr Benjamin Thomas Jones, but expresses a ...  

The contemptible foes of an Australian adornment

29 Jun 2013 | Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard was an adornment to Australian politics and did not deserve ...  

Julia Gillard — trial by gender

27 Jun 2013 | The media lens is a microscope, 1,000 times more scrutinising of women than of men, writes Bruce ...  

Australia's cave-man conservatives

20 Jun 2013 | The astounding attacks by the Coalition and their supporters on our female prime minister signals ...  

The demeaning of Julia Gillard

17 Jun 2013 | The continued popular demeaning of Julia Gillard shows up an Australian society in which there are ...  

Delinquent fathers must face responsibilities

21 May 2013 | The Government must make a stand to ensure delinquent fathers own up to their responsibilities to ...  

Ariel Castro and the Ohio locked up girls

12 May 2013 | The fate of kidnapping rapist Ariel Castro will be watched by millions of men around the world who ...