One simple, powerful way to start redressing violence against women: dump that phrase.
It’s male violence.
Women aren’t mysteriously violenced against by nobody. Overwhelmingly, it’s by men.
As Amy Remeikis asks: How come everyone knows a rape survivor and no one knows a rapist?

Experts in gendered, sexual & family violence response & prevention know what we need. They've been telling us for years - & it's not protests, roundtables, reports, or ads about respect. It's accountability. It's support. It's funding. It's long-term investments.

To read the list of 'benefits' to men who batter, if we can assume an Australian list might be similar, then it must be criminal and Court focussed response, urgently. State matter

Read this alongside today's Guardian story about how public schools are struggling to support students with ADHD and autism, and weep for our deeply misguided priorities:

This. Perhaps we could read and act on previous RCs rather than doing it all over again, when we know what the answers are?

Had a look at exploding HECS-HELP debts. It’s bad! It’s also the obvious outcome of years of underfunding. We’ve forced students and families to pay the cost of expanding higher education

Some figures you may not know about violence against women. Some advice for politicians. Some rage.

Listening back to my #.Elsie conference voice notes today Hearing a lot of references to 'tireless advocacy'. I have used this phrase myself. It's important to recognise perseverance and determination. I also want to say to those of you who know, it's okay to be tired. And sad.

Powerful editorial from The Age on #VAW today: “The Age does not doubt the good intentions of the premier and other political leaders in solving this issue, but inquiries alone will not bring the rapid remedy society needs.” 1/2 shorturl.at/acKL5

NTEU research on the front page of today's @TheAge shows the number of unelected appointments on university councils and senates outstrips those elected from staff, students and graduates. Ministers must act on the broken governance model when they meet today.

Personal Politics: Sexuality, Gender and the Remaking of Citizenship in Australia is an insightful examination of the collective and cumulative impact gender and sexuality activism has had on citizenship in Australia.

Available June. Pre-order your copy:
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Yes the AI soldier thing was a bit of a cock up, but people in the GLAM sector are under pressure to be 'hip' with new tech when that tech often isn't actually fit for purpose. Librarians are just trying to do their best, often under political pressure. So give 'em a break

if you want to “connect generations with Queensland’s wartime heritage”, show them how to find it at the LIBRARY. show them how to use the Trove online search portal. teenagers do not need you to show them how to use ChatGPT

Simon Welsh of Redbridge effectively captures, in my view, the underlying issue plaguing major political parties today: the absence of hope. The focus on managing one's path into parliament, securing ministerial positions, and navigating one's career without taking risks or…

‘It could be the death of the museum’: why research cuts at a South Australian institution have scientists up in arms theconversation.com/it-could-be-th… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Australian artist Archie Moore has won the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale! How thrilling - for him and for the country ... 👏👏👏
#VeniceBiennale #Australia #ArchieMoore

New article! This submission won the 2023 Ann Curthoys Prize for best sub from a ECR - get into it now - Geraldine Fela on HIV epidemic and Indigenous communities; the excellent #condoman tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

By speaking out about her experiences, Brittany Higgins changed Australian politics, at enormous personal cost. I hope she is given the time and space to heal and recover from this dreadful ordeal.

‘How the government formed the view that the way to repair teacher shortages and declining enrolments in public schools was to give teachers less time and fewer resources to do their job boggles the mind.’ On NSW Labor and schools ⁦Overland Journal⁩ overland.org.au/2024/04/a-jell…

This series ‘who screwed millennials?’ by ⁦Guardian Australia⁩ offers a great history of contemporary Australia - featuring ⁦Macquarie University History and Archaeology⁩ ‘s own ⁦Geraldine Fela⁩ ! Definitely worth your time… podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ful…