How working from home changed my life

In which I share my hard-won wisdom on the subject of working from home.

We are defined by our humanity: How to leave a footprint

The history of our involvement in overseas conflicts has been an inglorious one. But at least in the aftermath of the Vietnam War we had the decency to welcome refugees, as a recent program, Saving MG99…

Julie Oberin’s long campaign

Thanks to women like Julie Oberin, government funding and services are edging more closely to a position where domestic violence prevention becomes a possibility rather than a futile dream. I was delighted when my former colleague Julie Oberin, received an…

Boomers

In early November 2019, a TikTok video was uploaded showing a grey-haired man—thought to be a Baby Boomer (born 1946 to 1964)—declaring that “millennials and Generation Z have the Peter Pan syndrome”. He adds: “They don’t…

Scott Morrison has chosen to ignore the voice of female advisers and constituents at his own cost

The prime minister Scott Morrison finally announced a royal commission into Australian Defence Force and veteran suicides on April 19, 2021, saying that it would “examine all aspects of service in the ADF and the experience of those transitioning from…

The Zeitgeist Throws up Two Timely Works of Art

The novel, The Family Doctor and the movie Promising Young Woman are two powerful examples of art reflecting the mood of the times.

Witness

Once more to the breach dear friends : the fight for women’s rights is far from over How Robert Richter QC motivated Louise Milligan to argue for law reform.