‘Hello ma’am,’ the charity woman called out to me, but then her face clouded. ‘I mean sir.’ Another flustered pause before she reversed again: ‘I mean ma’am.’ Years of practice enabled me to politely decline making a donation without laughing.Read more…
Passport privilege and borders are something we rarely think of in the West. We don’t need to when visas are seldom required and our migration and movement is not looked upon with suspicion upon arrival. Of course, this issue hasRead more…
We’re thrilled to be supporting the inaugural Feminist Writers Festival, taking place in Melbourne from 26-28 August this year. We’ll be featuring interviews with several artists and Committee members over the coming months in the lead up to the event.Read more…
When I went to watch Ghostbusters, I wasn’t expecting to be validated. I wasn’t expecting to be uplifted; I wasn’t expecting to fall in love. But I left the cinema happier than I went in, because of the character JillianRead more…
I step off the plane, and I feel like I’ve come home. It doesn’t matter where the plane has landed. When I walk out of the airport, it could be into the crisp, dry Australian air that goes down likeRead more…
