Discrimination in Australian Prisons – the use of solitary confinement as a risk management tool
Picture Source: http://angola3news.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/a3-newsletter-beyond-imagining-42-years.html The recent high-profile release...
Domestic Violence and Mental Illness
Picture source: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/05/domestic-violence-laws-abusers-justice Women are no longer perceived as...
"I just have to become one of the blokes": The Intersection of Gender and Sports Particip
Amanda Clifford, who achieved First Class Honours in Health Science at the University of Sydney in 2015, guest writes a piece for the...
Voting Rights of Prisoners in Australia
Picture Source: https://drjameswoodall.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/why-preventing-prisoners-from-voting-is-outdated-and-outwith-progressive-...
Mental Health - What Are We Doing About It?
Picture Source: lifeline.org.au With statistics presenting that there is on average one suicide every three hours in Australia, it's...
Amnesty's Campaign for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Image Source: Amnesty International Australia In Australia, public debate about asylum seekers' and refugees' right has been distorted by...
Our Pledge for Parity
International Women’s Day (IWD) was held last week on Tuesday 8 March. Whether you watched a quick news story on the event or celebrated...
50:50 by 2030 – Why Gender Stereotypes Prevent Women from Becoming Leaders
Picture Source: http://blog.mindjet.com/2013/04/gender-equality-and-productivity/ “We have shattered so many glass ceilings we created a...
Overview of Federal Domestic Policy
Picture Source: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/extra-68m-a-year-needed-to-house-domestic-violence-victims-homeless...
Orange is the New Black: The Australian Reality
Since 2005, the number of women in prisons in Australia has risen by 65%. In Australia, Indigenous women account for less than 3% of the...
