With the media and legal bar set so high seven years after the global awakening of #MeToo, it’s an ongoing battle for female victim-survivors to provide bulletproof evidence in the contested spaces of “she said/he said”.
New research has revealed persistent barriers that continue to thwart the political ambitions of young women from standing for election.
Mike McColl Jones began writing comedy in the early 1960s, and for the next 40 years worked continuously at the epicentre of the Australian entertainment industry through the golden age of television.
Religious discrimination laws have been highly controversial in Australia in recent years. Here’s where they started, and where we are now.
It was the comic strip and movies that unleashed the legendary Australian comedian, and many of his characters, on the world.
In the final episode of season eight, “What Happens Next?” explores the importance of civility in a digital age, reminding us to recognise the humanity behind screens.
Are we becoming more rude, or does it just feel that way? Experts discuess the fundamental aspects of civility and its impact on society.
Politicians have cynically used metaphor to imply meaning through language.
It appears to have become more prevalent, visible, and possibly also more politicised in post-pandemic times, as general trust in governments and mainstream media declines.
As the Voice to Parliament referendum draws closer, it’s worth noting the main regulations relating to matters such as advertising, authorisation, and financial disclosure.
Parliament missed an opportunity to ban misinformation and disinformation during the referendum campaign.
Has the toxic workplace culture within Parliament House improved at all, despite the groundbreaking Jenkins review?
Colloquialisms such as barbie and smoko are like accents – part of the glue that brings together Australian English speakers.
This week, Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast investigates how making reproductive healthcare inaccessible hurts us all.
Local councils are the best level of government to protect sports-playing children from pervasive and harmful abuse, harassment, and discrimination.
This week on Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, a live panel of experts in Australian politics and gender discuss the issues around gender equality and women's safety.
On a new episode of Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, discover how we can ensure our transition to a decarbonised future is just.
The NSW Crime Commission says cashless gambling cards are needed to stop billions of dollars of “dirty money” being funnelled through NSW pokies venues.
Scapegoating Netball Australia players is an effective diversionary tactic for sport and corporate powerbrokers when they enter into ill-advised partnerships.
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has kept poverty and inequality on the policy agenda.
New research shows a quarter of female high school students felt down or worried about choosing a career.
Fixing the culture of individual casino operators is one thing. Fixing the political culture that allowed them to run amok is another.
Scientists’ feelings about nature’s existential threat have been brought to life in a musical and multimedia project.
Legislation must be created to ensure that Scott Morrison’s underhanded ministerial power-grab never happens again.
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