Category: Culture
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International Women’s Day 2022: Women are speaking and we need to listen to them
Across the country on March 8, and in the days that preceded and followed, Australians heard countless activists outline their experiences as women in the current climate and the ways our gender ecosystem needs to change.
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New show explores the arts industry in a post-truth world
The Triumph of Man: A Comedy in Two Acts warns us that although social media has many positives, we need to be aware of its negative repercussions.
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No pride in policing: Reckoning with systemic violence beyond Pride
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander campaigns for justice shine the way for decolonising local queer spaces, including addressing the participation of police and correctional officers at Pride.
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“With great power comes great responsibility”: How new words are invented, for better or worse
The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a new lexicon to encapsulate elements of our discourse, proving how amendable and powerful words can be. OTR contributor, Jessica Franze explains.
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‘Everyone can do more’: Amplifying Indigenous voices beyond NAIDOC week
As NAIDOC celebrations come to a close, OTR reporter Simone Pickstock reviews whether Australia’s political and cultural institutions are doing enough to Heal Country.
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Hidden history: Dehumanisation and death at Loveday
The small Riverland town of Loveday was the home of South Australia’s largest internment camp. It’s history is one far from love, having targeted civilians of certain ethnic origins and being a site of 134 deaths and one murder.
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