When my mum left my dad- 'I knew if I stayed he'd kill me'- she moved to a small place with nominal rent. We've talked about how impossible this would be now, and what that might have meant. Housing justice can't be left out of discussions about DV - women need somewhere to go.

finally read this and it is great!!

Reading a book by a psychoanalyst and if someone can adapt this patient profile for the big screen I’d be very grateful thank you

Premature Palestinian baby girl rescued from her dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza after 5 days in an incubator apnews.com/article/gaza-i…

Children in Gaza are already dying for lack of food. At least 28 children younger than 12 had died of malnutrition in hospitals as of April 17 including 12 less than a month old.
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Today in The Nation we have a piece by Lujayn, a 14-year-old girl in Gaza, that has floored me every time I've read it. It's about what happened when an Israeli bulldozer came to destroy the house she was staying in, and you must, must, must read it. thenation.com/article/world/…

This week’s interview with Tricia Romano @tromano.bsky.social is a delightful romp through the scrappy, raucous birth of The Village Voice, and the entire genre of alt-weekly newspapers. Don’t miss it! bit.ly/3TQgZDY

After a year of work, my piece on writing and contemporary Hollywood has been released as the cover of the May issue of Harper's. ... harpers.org/archive/2024/0…

I'm trying to read more genre fiction this year. Come tell me your favourites! 🔪🐉👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🛸 📚instagram.com/p/C6CgEUThLDH/…

Last week, I had to leave India abruptly. The Modi Government told me my visa extension would be denied, saying my reporting 'crossed a line'. After Australian Government intervention, I got a mere two-month extension ...less than 24 hours before my flight. 1/2

'A former judge who The Australian reported was of the opinion the federal corruption watchdog “should” investigate the government’s compensation payment to Brittany Higgins says his words have been “misunderstood”.'

crikey.com.au/2024/04/19/nac…

More than a bit happening in Media Briefs this week, including Seven blaming the intern over the misidentification of the Bondi Junction attacker. Here’s what an ex-Seven source had to say about that excuse.

crikey.com.au/2024/04/19/sbs…

Interesting - News Corp papers have been pushing this angle that the federal corruption watchdog should investigate Brittany Higgins' compo payout. One of the former judges The Oz hooked its story to says his words were 'misunderstood' crikey.com.au/2024/04/19/nac…

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EXCLUSIVE: A senior Tourism Australia employee and two China-based colleagues were fired for blowing $137,441 of taxpayer money on personal holiday trips, Crikey can reveal.
crikey.com.au/2024/04/18/tou…

The messages I started receiving from people with lived experience of complex mental health on Sunday evening after this news broke were honestly just so distressing.

Everyone thinks they will be the first person in history to maintain their dignity while posting online.

Justice Michael Lee has dismissed Bruce Lehrmann's case against Network Ten. Read the full verdict here. crikey.com.au/2024/04/15/bru…

Genuinely curious what on earth Albrechtsen will write next

'bad news for skiers'