Earlier in the decade, I was what you'd call a radical leftie, but I’ve been through that phase and come out the other side of it. Now, I write this from my new home, the political centre.
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This morning, the internet outed Liam Neeson as a racist. However, I don’t blame him, I blame the environment he was raised in, and the culture today that doesn’t see the difference between innocence and guilt.
The American Reality is fear, and fear alone. Despite the change of location, or face, or reason, there is one thing that binds us.
Machteld Hali came to this country in the middle sixties and experienced the scale of our racism. Now, she’s doing something about it.
Yesterday, Peter Dutton made his return. However, his noisy reemergence (backed by media outlets) should not make us forget the questions that still hang above him.
Yesterday, one Coalition staffer send an expletive-laden text to a female journalist. They eventually chose to send them home with pay. Not good enough.
Why you can’t find Palestine when you search Google Maps. If you search for Palestine on Google Maps, you won’t find it. Palestine, the name most continuously used for the territory lying between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea from the fifth century BCE, is labelled Israel. Protestors in the Middle East, and…
In my experience, I believe the modern concept of cultural appropriation is flawed. Frankly, I believe that it has totally spun out of control.
Fundamentally, we believe that those with an education possess intelligence. We also believe supremacists do not take in lectures. We are incorrect.
Despite the concerted push of good men seeking change for women, the entirety of the movement is based on the same marginalisation we’re fighting. Speaking for us is not the same as giving us a voice.
The anti-gay recommendations put forward by the Ruddock review are deplorable. So much so, that those against it have gained an unexpected bedfellow.
When I was growing up, my nan was the person who told me not to judge others. However, I’ve started to notice a change, and I think it has something to do with the television she watches.
We might bristle at the concept of the “quota”, but the truth is that we need greater representation, and we need that now.
There’s a reason why instances like blackface only reoccur here. We’re a racist country, operating on what our parents taught us – and I’m no different.
Is racism growing in Australia? We spoke with Australia’s first female Muslim politician to gauge her thoughts.
Mark Knight has claimed that his cartoon of Serena Williams wasn’t racist. But the history of the form makes that argument invalid.
I see it every day in this country, in the matter of gender, one invariably blames the other. I suggest we all start being responsible for our own actions.
The volcanic laughter and outrageous applause I heard from an all-white all-woke audience illustrated how much we missed the point of Black KkKlansman.
Despite what we might think, marriage inequality still permeates our society. A list of “gay-friendly” doctors I found is evidence of this.
I’m a fan of Henry Cavill’s Superman, but his comments on #MeToo highlight how much he has to learn. He’s apologised…I just hope he understands what for.
Social Services Minister Dan Tehan has called for a Religious Discrimination Act, but there are many reasons to be wary of such a move.
Last night, a straight white male was charged with vandalising the Eurydice Dixon’s memorial. As a straight white male myself, I feel the need to comment. To set things straight.