[update 14 Jun: I’ve fixed the video now, I think.] So what should I find in the unsolicited mailbag this week? This little “Healthed Clinical Pearls” video CD: Apparently, “Healthed is one of Australia’s most popular and respected providers of… Read More ›
Month: June 2008
Update: Child rapists jailed
Two years ago, nine men and boys raped a ten year old girl in the town of Aurukun. My previous posts on the subject: “Naughty little girl”, explains rape apologist Crown Prosecutor in gang rape of ten year old girl… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Mardigale Beauchulle, webcomic heroine
This is a new webcomic, and I find the pitch as reported by Karen Healey of Girls Read Comics and They’re Pissed difficult to resist: Also invigorating: Mistress, the new webcomic hosted by Girl-Wonder.org. Author and artist Andrea M. Bell… Read More ›
Job insecurity: women suffer most
We know that women earn a lower average wage than men, and earn far less money over a lifetime than men (putting our retirement security at major risk). Further evidence is accumulating that what pay we do get, we can’t… Read More ›
Word of the day:
triskaidekaphobia Who’s got a scary story? Image Credit: skalasinc
Quick hit: Rape sorcery in far north Queensland
In today’s “Damn dirty sluts just keep on asking for it!” news, the Cairns police have blamed drunk women for bringing on their own “sex attacks”. (Hint: Rape is not “sex”.) And somehow, these attacks magically materialise out of thin… Read More ›
Inspecting a corporate child care centre
With all the talk about childcare, I just thought I’d share my sole experience with an ABC Learning centre. I was looking for a new childcare centre when we moved house. Our first centre was an on-campus community centre, and… Read More ›
I Write Letters
Dear etc, “I have contacted the IAS admin about access to this conference before, as well as about access to the Disability Inclusion seminar, and was rebuffed each time. I am contacting you again in the hope that you have… Read More ›
Power couple politics NSW style and the alleged disciplinary double standard
Well, hasn’t it been a busy week or so for NSW Minister John Della Bosca and his wife, Federal backbencher MP Belinda Neal? Of course, for the last few days we’ve only been hearing about her, despite Della Bosca’s documented… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 