The Final Quarter
This documentary on Ten, about Adam Goodes, has made me very reflective - The Final Quarter. Firstly, it highlighted for me how minorities (whether Aboriginals, other races or religions, and women) are able [...]
The Prosperity Gospel
The latest Quarterly Essay is by Erik Jensen, and entitled “The Prosperity Gospel: How Scott Morrison won and Bill Shorten lost”. It’s not an argumentative essay - it’s an essay that very much [...]
Law school privilege
Being public school educated, and doing most of my three degrees online, has meant that I don’t hold high grades very highly. And I don’t care where people actually go to university. It [...]
Some of the Reasons Why I Haven’t Had Children
Yes, this post is far more personal than most of my other posts, which are reviews or commentary of topics I’m passionate about. But as a woman who consciously haven't had children, I’m [...]
Accidental Feminists
I bought Accidental Feminists after hearing Jane Caro speak on The Garrett podcast. I wanted to hear from a real feminist. Someone who is in my mum’s generation and has lived through what [...]
Free Speech
ABC’s Conversations podcast is re-publishing a series that comedian Sami Shah has produced about free speech. I listened to the first three episodes today, and the first thing that hit me was how [...]
Knock Down the House
‘Be a bitch’ was the advice that one of the four women featured in this documentary was given. Bad advice, obviously. She was telling some of the other female candidates that she was [...]
Law Institute of Victoria Regional Lawyer of the Year
On Friday 17th May, I was privileged to attend the Law Institute Awards night as a finalist, and win my category! It really feels like validation. But these awards don’t just drop from [...]
IQ meets EQ podcast
Along with Ush Dhanak, I am launching a brand new podcast called 'IQ meets EQ'. We have had a tonne of fun recording some amazing content for you all. The podcast is about [...]