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NSW Abortion Rights Under Attack
In October 2019, NSW decriminalized abortion. The Family Planning NSW website states that as a result of the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019:
- Women and pregnant people are no longer at risk of prosecution for procuring their own abortion and doctors are able to perform an abortion after gaining informed consent up to 22 weeks of pregnancy.
- After 22 weeks of pregnancy, abortions must occur in a hospital or approved health facility by a specialist medical practitioner who has consulted with anoth…
Birth Options In Newcastle and the Lower Hunter
When I went to my local doctor for a formal pregnancy test, the first question she asked was what kind of pregnancy care I wanted. I had zero clue what options even existed, let alone who or how to choose!
If you’re having a baby (or hoping to) AND you live in the Newcastle-ish area, here is the whole deal spelled out for you.
I provide 3 types of information for each location or service type:
- An introduction to the service and referral pathways
- Statistics regarding births at their se…
Again? Birthing Parents Ignored Again While Hillsong Parties Down The Road
I went on my first school camp at Glenrock Scout Camp, aged around 9 or 10 years old. That place has been in the news lately, but it wasn’t a big deal then.
What I remember as a view from a bunk bed, a movie night and a cold lagoon has been used in the last few days for Hillsong’s “Wildlife” event and summer camp. Footage from the event (released by Hillsong Youth in their own social media, not leaked), shows hundreds of people singing and dancing to performers inside a massive tent, …
The Christmases my body ached for a baby.
I remember the Christmases my body ached for a baby.
The way I felt less than festive entering the party as the only non-pregnant or childless woman.
How my voice choked when a man told me I was “the luckiest lady there” because I could drink as much as I wanted.
The flash of panic across the toy shop assistant’s face when she asked how old my children were and I snapped back that I didn’t have any.
The anger I felt when another person asked if there was a baby comi…
Lockdown Was Easier Than This
At the risk of sounding like an ungrateful cow... lockdown was easier than this.
Not necessarily better, but definitely easier.
I know I’m in the acute minority for whom this is the case, how beyond fortunate I am, how this might sound hugely selfish or plain ridiculous to some, but it’s true for me.
During lockdown, my partner was working from home on reasonably flexible hours.
For me as a stay-home, work-in-pockets-of-time parent, those few months of lockdown were…
I’m not anti-men, I’m anti patriarchy.
I’m not anti-men, I’m anti patriarchy.
I’m not anti-white, I’m anti-racism.
I’m not anti-life, I’m anti rich, white men exercising control over women and womb-having bodies then restricting their access to welfare, secure employment and affordable childcare; committing them and their offspring to a lifetime of poverty; creating fodder for the foster care and prison systems they profit from; all regardless of the person’s consent (or ability to consent), age, welfare, contraceptio…
When Leaders Don’t Lead, We Must Dismantle Things From Our Insides Out
I have been at a loss about what to say here lately, or if I should say anything at all.
We have a NSW Premier who thinks priests shouldn’t be mandatory reporters of sexual assault, and drops signing interpreters from health briefings on the double.
We have a PM who treats climate change as a joke, spend billions (trillions?) on nuclear submarines while making countless diplomatic bungles.
We are stopping manufacturing AZ well before the world’s poorer nations get their sh…
Self-Employed or Social Media Employee? Resetting A Boundary For Your Business.
An advisor once told me that a successful business is one where every employee is totally replaceable.
If you’re self-employed like me, that sounds impossible to achieve, and in many ways it is.
But when I create content for social media, I am essentially an employee. Apps are making their money by you and I making content and putting it next to ads. If I don’t make content for a day, no one’s feed will be empty - I am replaceable here.
So where am I irreplaceable? Where p…
The 9 Week Wait: My AZ Experience
Nine weeks ago I was sitting here crying.
I had a Pfizer appointment booked a few weeks later, but regional Pfizer doses kept getting rediverted. Knowing I wanted to be protected before schools reopened, I had taken what at the time felt like a massive risk and made the call to get an AZ.
The nurse was lovely. I gave my consent and hardly felt the shot. Afterwards she asked me if I was ok, but when I tried to answer her no sound came out.
I was part relieved to start the pro…
The Wiggle House: Representation Can’t Be The End Of This Story
Did anyone else’s Little Wiggle get a bit knocked around the by the skivvy handover announcement?
As mum to a two year old daughter, it’s been wonderful having Emma’s voice in our speaker and presence on stage as a female band member.
Clearly, representation matters.
As Tsehay Hawkins steps from the support crew to the main lineup, more children will see themselves reflected in the kids’ entertainment juggernaut that is the Wiggles.
While it’s sad to see Emma go, Tsehay is a brilliant p…
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