I went from being a 17-year-old who appreciated a glass of water to a clichéd Melburnian coffee snob who needs three cups a day.
An educated woman is less likely to die in childbirth,more likely to have healthy babies and has a better chance of earning an income.
It is difficult to have empathy for those who claim they are now an oppressed class because of their decision to not be vaccinated.
The scars left by Matthew Guy’s 2018 “law and order” election campaign targeting African youths are still raw.
This Wednesday,Peter Bol competes for gold. And many people across Australia,including my family and I,will be cheering him on.
Reading and writing has helped one woman gain control when the pandemic and lockdowns has sometimes forced us to give it up.
I have a son,a black son. If my son called out to me in such pain,I am not sure there is any justice that could plaster together the pieces of my broken self.
In the case of those protesting against ‘cancel culture’,the rejection by the less powerful to perform their assigned roles is the real source of tension.
For the first time,misogyny is getting the attention it deserves;it will be a long time before racism gets the same attention.
What this country decides to do now,in the face of the turmoils across the world and at home,will become the legacy,and the inheritance for the future.