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Discrimination: Which person will you choose to be?
Discrimination is like a cancer. Imagine this: Two people walk into a hospital feeling sick. The two patients have the same symptoms. Both look essentially the same, but one has cancer, the other does not. Who should the doctors prioritise? Many people’s interpretation of “equality” is that the equal symptoms should receive equal treatment, but…
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Future Options for Radio Adelaide – a letter to Professor Warren Bebbington
Attn: Professor Warren Bebbington Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide Dear Professor Warren, I write in regards to the Options for Radio Adelaide discussion paper. Radio Adelaide changed my life. At the age of seventeen I joined the University of Adelaide community as a Radio Adelaide volunteer. Radio Adelaide was my introduction to the university and my introduction to the…
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Domestic violence prevention is not a competition
A number of prominent Australian media outlets and personalities have spoken out about violence against women in the last few weeks. It’s a long overdue discussion that Australians have needed to have in order to have any meaningful impact on the issue. With it has followed the usual (and highly predictable) cries of “what…
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Complaint to the Press Council and Fairfax regarding Mark Latham
[This post has been removed temporarily whilst Press Council processes are underway – I will update at the conclusion of the Press Council complaints process] You can also complain to Fairfax Media here and The Press Council here. -JB