Remembering Jan Ruff O‘Herne and her fight for the recognition of “comfort women”
"While WWII ended 75 years ago, former ‘comfort women’ are still fighting to be heard."
24th April, 20 Read more
Sanduni Sithara Hewa Katupothage Champions Teenage Girls
"If I could just go back in time and give my younger self advice, I’d just direct her to Rosie. You look back in time as well, like Malala and Joan of Arc. You find all these teenage girls who are going against the grain."
2nd April, 20 Read more
Becoming Shelf Aware
Literature is something I have always loved. By the time I reached university, I could quote Fitzgerald lines about mysterious green light or the elusive American Dream but the only women in my favourite books were objects of desire or disdain. I was a strident feminist, posters on my wall, proud attendee of Slut Walk and yet, my reading didn’t match. I was stuck reading books I was told were ‘classics’ or ‘essential reading’ without realising none of them contained any women like me. During an English Literature class in my third...
28th February, 20 Read more
John Cain Memorial Eulogy Speech
John Cain was a hugely important figure in my life, and in the lives of women and girls across the state. As premier from 1982-1990, he led one of the most progressive governments in 165 years of Victorian parliament. His contribution to gender equality was stunning.
7th February, 20 Read more