Stephanie Bastiaan

The shameful trade of women and children: Why there’s no place for Alex Greenwich’s regressive surrogacy reforms in NSW

6 February 2024 8:38 pm

This week, New South Wales is set to debate Independent MP Alex Greenwich’s Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023, a…

Pesutto seized his opportunity to fail as a leader

10 April 2023 5:00 am

It’s been a gut-wrenching fortnight for Liberal Party supporters watching the vilification of Moira Deeming, who, through no fault of…

The vilification of Moira Deeming

1 March 2023 5:00 am

Free speech and debate are important cornerstones of democracy. History demonstrates that they are the first to go when bad,…

Self-ID laws are incompatible with efforts to end violence against women

9 January 2023 6:00 am

In October 2022, the federal, state, territory governments released the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-32.…

National Cabinet should not be secret

5 October 2021 4:03 pm

National Cabinet has provided enormous power to state and territory leaders with very little accountability for their decisions in managing…

Why is Victoria heading down a dead end street with prostitution law reform?

24 September 2021 3:33 pm

New South Wales model of decriminalisation and deregulation of prostitution has failed to protect workers in the sex industry while empowering…

Can you spot the Victorian opposition?

21 July 2021 4:04 pm

There are less than 500 days until the next Victorian state election. With Victorians well into our fifth never-ending lockdown,…

Victorians need an alternative government

8 June 2021 4:00 am

If there is one thing that to be learned from NSW in the last 18 months, it is the fact…

It’s bad enough in Danandrewstan without lockdown

27 May 2021 10:59 am

When Victorian Treasurer, Tim Pallas delivered his budget last week, he spoke of a Victoria defined by relief and joy.…

End the misery and confusion: we need national COVID coordination

3 January 2021 11:30 am

At a time when Victorians should be celebrating the end of a horror year, thousands have cancelled their holiday plans…

This is the IR reform we need now, Prime Minister

1 June 2020 3:29 pm

The Federal Court’s decision to order Workpac to pay a casual employee leave and public holiday entitlements despite the employee…

Why the special social media sensitivity come election time?

16 May 2019 6:56 pm

Destroying the careers of political aspirants has become a national sport and is a far cry from the role media…