Australia isn’t the most progressive amongst Western democracies. It was only in 2021 that Abortion was officially decriminalized in South Australia, with The Termination of Pregnancy Bill only coming into effect in mid-2022. This sheds some light on problems surrounding accessibility to abortion services for pregnant people and the potential revision for doctors being givenContinue reading “Access to Abortion in Australia: why the medical profession should remain a secular space”
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burnout
After experiencing sustained pressure in the workplace for over two years, most healthcare workers and teachers are deciding to quit their jobs. Burnout is troublesome when public health systems are reliant on healthcare workers so patients can get the appropriate medical treatment they deserve. Perhaps healthcare shortages and overwhelmed hospitals is an alarming enough signContinue reading “burnout”
South Australia’s failure to decriminalise sex work
As of 2019, there have been 13 attempts to decriminalise sex work in South Australia. Tammy Franks, Greens MLC and co-sponsor of the bill said: “We have the most archaic laws in the country.. It’s an abject failure for the Labor Party to say that they represent workers when today, so many Labor-right members inContinue reading “South Australia’s failure to decriminalise sex work”
Myanmar military coup
In the past few months, tensions have risen in Myanmar after the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi along with other high level government figures, with the military taking control of the country in a coup. A state of emergency was declared. Armed forces are backing the opposition who demand for a rerun of theContinue reading “Myanmar military coup”
Wesley College: The Private School Scandal
More recently in the news, one of Melbourne’s most prestigious private schools has been implicated in a series of sexual assault scandals. Parents and students from Wesley college have been increasingly coming out and have begun to disclose incidents of harassment, sexual assault ‘and disrespect to girls by male students.’ Over a dozen have comeContinue reading “Wesley College: The Private School Scandal”
Australia’s Parliament Exposed
A former Liberal media adviser, Brittany Higgins has come forward to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) regarding an incident of her alleged rape dating back to March 2019. The incident was managed internally at first, however Higgins was made to recount the incident to her minister in the same room that her rape occurred. HigginsContinue reading “Australia’s Parliament Exposed”
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