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Women and anger

Grace Tame met with the Prime Minister at the Lodge, with now-viral photos appearing online. We discuss the day and the differing opinions with Amy Remeikis. Via YouTube.

Maley, Jacqueline. "When the mask of civility slips, misogyny shows its true face." Sunday Age, The (Melbourne, Australia), June 5, 2022: 22. NewsBank: Access Australia.
It would be nice to relax, to take to the bank the undeniable advances made in gender equality over the past decade and watch the interest accrue. Look at the progress! We have a record number of women in the federal ministry, we finally have legal abortion (in this country, for now), and a focus on domestic violence that has translated into increased taxpayer funding for services. But every now and then the mask of male civility slips and we are afforded a glimpse of the misogyny that still streaks through some of the men who walk among us.
Maley, Jacqueline. "Hear me roar: how the female vote swung the election result - Australia Votes 2022." Age, The (Melbourne, Australia), May 23, 2022: 16. NewsBank: Access Australia.
In 2021, a groundswell of female anger over the mistreatment of women in politics saw thousands of women converge on Parliament House. A year later, Australian women took that same anger and conveyed it in a different way. With practical, feminine efficiency, they folded it up and slotted it neatly into the ballot box.
Hack: Making history, making noise (podcast - available to stream)
Icons Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins addressed a room full of Australia’s most powerful political figures, demanding an end to the systems that enable abuse.

National response to reconciliation

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed Labor will implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart. But what is it, and what does it mean? The incoming Indigenous Affairs Minister, Linda Burney, explains. Via YouTube.

Gooley, Cameron. "Turning Up the Volume." Sunday Age, The (Melbourne, Australia), June 5, 2022: 25. NewsBank: Access Australia.
As Linda Burney waited patiently in Government House for her turn to be sworn into the ministry, it was impossible to miss the kangaroo-skin cloak draped around her shoulders. Made for the Wiradjuri woman by her close friend Lynette Riley, the cloak was covered in imagery depicting Burney's personal totem - the white cockatoo - and her life journey.
Reconciliation Australia. 2021 State of Reconciliation in Australia, January 15 2022.
This report draws on the views of key leaders of First Nations organisations and communities, and other key RA stakeholders; a series of practical examples of reconciliation in action; data from the Australian Reconciliation Barometer and desktop research undertaken by Reconciliation Australia. It tracks our progress against the five dimensions of reconciliation and lays out some practical actions that need to be taken if we are to continue to progress the reconciliation process.
Hack: Action on the Uluru statement from the heart (podcast - available to stream)
On election night, Anthony Albanese's first commitment was on the Uluru statement from the heart. So, what does that commitment look like, and what plans does Labor have to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians? We speak to Australia's first Indigenous woman to be the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Linda Burney.

Gender in sport

In a world first, eight peak Australian sporting bodies are set to unveil guidelines for the inclusion for transgender people in their games. Via YouTube.

Hudson, Alana and Kilroy, Katharine. "Solution to problem that no one's raising." Age, The (Melbourne, Australia), April 28, 2022: 27. NewsBank: Access Australia.
Australia is often described as a sporting nation. Australians' passion for sport is a key part of our national identity and access to sport is a United Nations recognised human right. However, in recent years, there has been a growing debate around inclusion of trans and gender-diverse people in girls' and women's sport.
Lutton, Phil. "Nuance became first casualty in fraught debate over inclusion for trans athletes." Age, The (Melbourne, Australia), April 16, 2022: 30. NewsBank: Access Australia.
Given the urgent call to arms from select activists and politicians, casual observers could be forgiven for thinking Australian sport is about to be swamped by transgender athletes seeking to exploit any advantage they can on the playing fields of women's sport.
Dexter, Rachael and Visentin, Lisa. "Sports clubs reject trans player ban." Age, The (Melbourne, Australia), April 13, 2022: 7. NewsBank: Access Australia.
Major sporting codes and progressive women's clubs have rebuked a proposed law - backed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison - to ban transgender women from playing female sports, as the finance minister cautioned the debate raised "sensitive issues".
Hack: What do trans athletes have to do with the election? (podcast - available to stream)
Last week, some pretty transphobic comments surfaced from NSW Liberal candidate Katherine Deves. Before being selected to run in the Sydney seat of Warringah, she'd been campaigning to ban transgender women from sport. And while she's now apologised for those comments, it's causing a big split in the Liberal party - between those who want her dropped, and those sticking by her selection (the PM Scott Morrison). But how's this affecting people in the trans community?
Harris, Rob. "Hit and Miss: Titles given the flick - Britain." Age, The (Melbourne, Australia), May 28, 2022: 32. NewsBank: Access Australia.
Wimbledon will remove the titles of "Miss" and "Mrs" in front of the names of female winners on its historic honour boards before next month's championships to replicate the way men's victories are marked.
Ellis, Liz. “It’s time to stop talking about ‘women’s sport’ as a sideshow.” The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia), March 5, 2021.
The past couple of years have seen an incredible rise in women’s sport and the recognition of women in sport. (This is an article from 2021 - may be useful for background information.)

Environmental awareness

This week, a court ruling went the way of the Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley. It found she does not have a legal duty of care to protect young people from the effects of climate change. One of the climate activists is Anjali Sharma, who was in Sydney today for the federal court ruling. She speaks to Leigh Sales about her disappointment with the decision. Via YouTube.

Guy, Sandy. "Young people have a 'critical role' to play." Sunday Age, The (Melbourne, Australia), June 5, 2022: 6. NewsBank: Access Australia.
World Environment Day is inspiring young activists to speak up on climate change, writes Sandy Guy.

English: Past Issue: Breakdown of 'old rules'

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Issues in Society

Women and anger

National response to reconciliation

Gender in sport

Environmental awareness