Van Badham
Van Badham is a theatre-maker and novelist, occasional broadcaster, critic and feminist. She is vice-president of the MEAA, Victoria. She writes columns for the Guardian and lives in Melbourne.
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The penalty rates cut rewards exploiters at the expense of the exploitedNothing says ‘Australian management culture’ like agitating to pay workers less. Except maybe putting your hand out for a $50bn tax cut
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Never mind America, access to abortion is a 'nightmare' for many AustraliansDespite widespread popular support, legislation around abortion in Australia remains subject to political deal-making, leaving access for regional women shamefully limited
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A crackdown on welfare while the richest pay no tax? It's one promise the Liberals keptThere are three reasons the government will not suspend the system issuing faulty debt claims to welfare recipients
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Rape is a crime in war and peace. Australia must step up and prosecute war crimesWith 100 Australians fighting for Isis, parliament should follow the lead of France, Germany and the UK in legislating against war crimes domestically
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Finding out there's a forgetful gene didn't make me feel better about the treasure I'd lostIn an age of increasing consumerism, what makes us become so attached to certain possessions, and so despairing when we lose them?
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The female strength on display in Rio is worth getting excited aboutFor the first time in my life, watching these Olympics, I am consumed with female body envy. I wish I’d worked out, toughened up, added muscle
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Van Badham: my week of abuse after Steve Price Q&A clash – videoGuardian Australia columnist Van Badham talks about the response to the ABC’s Q&A program, where she clashed with fellow panellist Steve Price over the Eddie McGuire saga and domestic violence issues.
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I'm still reeling from Q&A – but not because I was called 'hysterical'I wanted to make the point to Australia’s attorney general that cuts to legal centres abandon women who need help the most. I never got to make that point
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Fairness and community values: how the unions brought the government to its kneesThe ACTU and its affiliates hitting the streets for community values was the most effective reversal of electoral orthodoxy in a generation
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Melbourne theatre productions show the difference 40 years of feminism makeDouble Indemnity offers female archetypes, Trilogy is a feminist masterwork, and Quippings has been called ‘crip burlesque’
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Don't let the election distract you from what's happening to workersMaintenance workers at Carlton United Breweries have lost their jobs. In what amounts to a corporate sleight of hand, they can reapply if they accept pay cuts of up to 65%
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Labor has a detailed strategy to fight for fairness. This mattersI understand why Britons voted for Brexit because I was caught in the low-wage economy there. Only Labor can prevent that exploitation setting in here
Too many veterans take their own lives. People who defended Australia deserve better