Category Archives: Politics

The ‘Teal’ Community Independents: Women changing the face of Australian politics

by Managing Editor Posted on July 31, 2023

Angelika Heurich explores the ideological influence of attributing the colour teal to define community independents as a collective political identity rather than true independents in modern Australian politics. Colours have long been used in political campaigns and by social movements to signify political … Continue reading →

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Women, protest, and the colour black: South Africa and Israel/Palestine

by Managing Editor Posted on February 21, 2023

In the next instalment of the Colour Series, Rebecca Swartz, Ana Stevenson and Sarah-Jane Walton engage with the representation of the colour black in protest movements to challenge the apartheid state and end gender-based violence. In September 2019, following the … Continue reading →

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Vida Goldstein’s 1903 election campaign: Exposing the influence of the press on Australian politics

by Managing Editor Posted on August 25, 2022

Natasha Walker and Catherine Dewhirst explore the machinations of the Australian press during Vida Goldstein’s 1903 election campaign. One hundred and twenty years ago, the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 passed universal suffrage for British subjects over the age of 21. … Continue reading →

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