Australia’s Got Unpaid Talent
A couple of weeks ago I turned down an opportunity for Lady Sings it Better to audition for Australia’s Got Talent. I wasn’t going to write about it at first, feeling concerned I’d look ungrateful, too big for my boots or foolish. But the more I thought about the way artists continue to go undervalued and underpaid […]
Drop dead Fred, my family is worth 1000 of you
Last week I was in the audience for the Q&A special that aired following the documentary about Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Between a Frock and a Hard Place. I asked a question but it went very much unanswered by the entire panel, especially notorious homophobe, Fred Nile. My question was meant to be one of […]
The George Brandis Live Art Experience
Some bloody genius is protesting Brandis’ arts cuts by getting people to photoshop old Georgie’s face onto art works. They tend to be either hilarious or terrifying and you should check them out on facebook and twitter. We made our very own contribution to the campaign, below. For more information, visit bit.ly/freethearts
On Misandry, Misogyny, Friendship and Social Media
I wrote an article for Daily Life provocatively titled ‘How I learned to stop hating men.’ It was meant to be a play on the stereotype of the ‘man-hating feminist’ but it was really about my legitimate distrust of men after experiencing misogyny throughout my youth, and about how I only became friends with men after […]
How to be an Ally: Waleed Aly says #ShowMeTheMoney
I don’t watch The Project. But I am an obsessive user of the internet so when something happens on The Project like Waleed Aly’s pre-budget #ShowMeTheMoney tirade about funding for the prevention of domestic violence, I hear about it. I am constantly frustrated by people’s unwillingness to show empathy and use their privilege to act […]
Barry Humphries and Barry Spurr are a comedy double act no one needs
My first article in the Guardian…in which I have a go at Barry Humphries and Barry Spurr and probably screw my cabaret career a little…
Consent: It’s not that hard.
I wrote about Hollaback’s campaign against sexual harrasment and assault in clubs, pubs, bars and venues for Daily Life, published 15 August 2014. One of my favourite memories of a youth spent at music festivals is of the sense of groupthink and oneness, brought on by a combination of alcohol, youthful exuberance and the tactile […]
ABC – The Drum: The time for slacktivism is over – protesters are angry
Following Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s cancellation of a visit to Deakin University, I wrote this article for ABC – The Drum on 21 May 2014: There was a time in my feckless, badly dressed, late 90s youth that I was pretty keen to be a member of the Socialist Alliance. I was reaching out for somewhere to […]
No, I won’t attend your urgent marriage rally
This article, co-written with Maxine Kauter, appeared in the Star Observer, as ‘State your case, don’t shout it’ on 23 September 2013, soon after the federal election. As the news and the hangover sank in on Sunday 8th September we received a Facebook invitation to attend an URGENT RALLY FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY: HELL NO TO […]
Want to know about gay parenting? Ask the children
This article first appeared on ABC’s The Drum on May 15, 2012. It was written in response to a group – Doctors for the Family – speaking out against same sex parenting. To the Doctors for the Family, We – Maeve Marsden, Maya Newell, Rowan Savage, Raj and Jesse Wakeling – are a group of adults […]
