Category Archives: Politics

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

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

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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