Amanda Banks writes in The West Australian: Transsexuals in landmark case Two female-to-male transsexuals should be able to keep female organs that allow them to bear children and still be legally recognised as men, it was argued in a landmark… Read More ›
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Breastfeeding children and women a “low priority” – Western Australian parliament
Remember the protests in Perth last year about Premier Barnett’s party failing to bring WA into line with the rest of Australia with laws protecting breastfeeding families from harassment? In which Barnett insisted that there would be no need for… Read More ›
Carnival Time! Submit your posts now for the 22nd Down Under Feminists Carnival.
The Twenty-Second Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! The deadline for submissions is the 2nd of March – tomorrow – so get your posts in now. This 22nd edition will be hosted at Fuck Politeness. Submit… Read More ›
Friday Hoyden: Elizabeth Blackburn, Nobel Laureate
My daughter’s school science department organised for our Year 10 students to go to a speech given by Dr Blackburn at the inner-east Moriah College yesterday. They were thrilled by her clever slide presentation and the passion she conveyed for her work. Dr Blackburn was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology/medicine for her joint discovery of Telomarese, an enzyme that replenishes a protective structure at the end of chromosomes called the telomere, an enzyme with exciting implications for the study of cancer and human longevity.
Quickhit: Abbott says homelessness a choice
The Age: Bible bashing the homeless, Abbott style Since my thread on “Abbott said what now?” has already evolved to cover more than one incident, I’m keeping comments on this post closed and will add this latest to the thread… Read More ›
Kevin07 isn’t the Left Messiah, he’s just a conservative boy
So, Rudd’s allegedly said something that is appallingly socially conservative and anti-feminist. Oh wow, what a huge surprise and disappointment, are these scales I see falling from my eyes?…NOT.
Quick Hit; NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into education for students with a disability
“Interacting with the education system can be a frustrating and confusing experience for parents of a child with a disability or special needs, as they attempt to ensure that their child gets adequate support to reach their full potential”, said… Read More ›
Quickhit: Conroy admires Google China’s censorship, plumps for censored Youtube Oz
The looming prospect of internet censorship in Australia just gets more and more disturbing. From APC Mag: Now Conroy wants Google to filter YouTube in Australia In the latest twist over his controversial Web filtering scheme, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy… Read More ›
Mixed messages
That’s still a solid lead for Labor and for Rudd as preferred PM.
You better run, you better take cover
What the flying blueberry-flavoured hell is up with this idea that Men At Work now owe bazillions of dollars – up to 60% of their earnings on Down Under – to a pack of copyright trolls? SMH: Men at Work’s… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 