by Scarlett Lewis | Jun 9, 2025 | Feature, Government, Govt & Politics, News
A family lawyer in Wollongong receives pornographic Christmas cards from a client’s ex-partner. Another is told in court: “I know where you live.” These are symptoms of a critical gap in Australia’s response to coercive control that extends...
by Scarlett Lewis | Apr 15, 2025 | News
As both major parties pitch big mental health investments ahead of the federal election, frontline professionals have said they are still waiting for policies that target young children, where the need is most urgent. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced...
by Scarlett Lewis | Apr 10, 2025 | Govt & Politics, News
Voting for a minor party isn’t a dead-end, according to young Australians who are planning on using their first preference to be heard, not just counted. When university student 23-year-old Alex Ashton heads to the ballot box on May 3, she’s not thinking about...
by Scarlett Lewis | May 5, 2023 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, Govt & Politics, News
The federal government has committed more than $1 million to referendum education for the Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament on Wednesday night. This comes after voter support for the voice appears to be waning. The Australian Government, in tandem...
by Scarlett Lewis | May 25, 2022 | Govt & Politics, News
With just 140 votes lifting the Liberal Party’s last remaining hope Andrew Constance ahead of Labor’s Fiona Phillips, the race for the seat of Gilmore on NSW’s South Coast has shown the Coalition that overriding local branch favourites can lose them an election. The...