This post discusses the importance of a house being a home, even if you don’t owe it, and why Australian tenants should have more rights. I awoke at 5 am to the sound of the side gate clattering. I was tired and cold, so I turned over the options in my mind. Did...
This post asks, “Why do we still have trouble acknowledging men’s and women’s experiences in public and private spaces are different?”. Sarah reads this post (unedited). “I think you should take out reference to gender; it’s too inflammatory”,...
This post explores how time pressure can lead to the deprivation of what we most want and need to make a meaningful life. An unedited audio version of the post, read by Sarah. Bonus dogs barking in the background. Whether we realise it or not, how we spend our time...
This post explores the idea of individual responsibility and the role of society in the face of hardship. An unedited audio version of the post – read by Sarah. At some point, we will all weather our own winter. I don’t mean seasonal winter which comes around...
This post explores gender and public policy and asks, “Does being an advocate for women and mothers make you anti-men?”. I received positive feedback about the audio version of last month’s post, so I have provided it again (still unedited). I grew up surrounded...
In this post, I reflect on the role of unpaid care in my childhood. How could we better value and recognise the role of unpaid care, most often undertaken by women, in our public policy? One of the quick wins available to the government is to pay superannuation on the...
