Press Mentions

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Britney, young women and the ‘damaged goods narrative'” (March 4, 2021)

Herald Sun (Victoria), “Six popular Dr Seuss titles to cease being printed” (March 3, 2021)

The Age (Victoria), “24 years, 18 inquiries: can we face the truth of aged care?” (March 1, 2021)

Herald Sun (Victoria), “Playing outside the boundaries” (January 17, 2021)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Zimmermann apologises following cultural appropriation claims” (January 15, 2021)

The Australian, “Donald Trump social media bans spur bid to rein in Big Tech companies” (January 13, 2021)

The Australian, “Facebook, Twittter, YouTube block US President Donald Trump amid Washington violence” (January 7, 2021)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Sex, plastic and a COVID vax: What Aussies want in a lover” (December 20, 2020)

Folha de S.Paulo (Brazil), “Avalanche of Christmas movies in streaming brings more diverse plots and even without snow”

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “The most popular shows and movies on Netflix in 2020” (December 10, 2020)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Some said Harry Styles’ Vogue cover wasn’t ‘manly’. Now, his revenge” (December 3, 2020)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “State of dobbers: should you report a neighbour for a COVID-19 breach?” (October 17, 2020)

The Advertiser (Adelaide), “Love in a modern world” (October 4, 2020)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “As COVID-19 changes friendships, seek out your ‘heart friends'” (September 22, 2020)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “JK Rowling’s new novel set to be a bestseller despite ‘transphobic’ claims” (September 15, 2020)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “The show that was destined to capture the zeitgeist” (September 6, 2020)

Dominion Post (New Zealand), “Racism rears its head in the bedroom” (September 3, 2020)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Can TV affect our attitudes to climate change and carbon emissions?” (August 5, 2020)

Herald Sun (Victoria), ” Singles exploit partner loophole” (August 2, 2020)

Missourian, “What it’s like to come face-to-face with a Karen” (July 16, 2020)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh), “Tuned In: Has TV lost all creativity with remakes and reboots?” (April 17, 2020)

Herald Sun (Victoria), “Coronavirus craze: Sophie Monk, hairstyle trends during crisis lockdown” (April 12, 2020)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “When will we see the first coronavirus novel, film or TV series?” (April 11, 2020)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “It’s not a good time to be a celebrity. But Paltrow isn’t the worst” (April 6, 2020)

Wall Street Journal, “Coronavirus Rule Breakers Draw Public Ire Online” (28 March, 2020)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Dance-offs, trivia, cocktails: Australians get creative with virtual catch-ups” (March 28, 2020)

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), “Catfishing victims want dating trap criminalised” (March 15, 2020)

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), “Inside Australia’s Sex Recession” (March 8, 2020)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “A Boston Marriage: When you’re more than friends but less than lovers” (February 24, 2020)

The Australian (Australia), “Catfishers: When love is a lie” (February 21, 2020)

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), “Drugs, sex and the shallow fame of Instagram” (February 13, 2020)

Daily Star (UK), “Experts lift lid on the reasons our nation is obsessed with true crime stories” (January 5, 2020)

NTNews (Darwin), “It’s not my ABC” (January 1, 2020)

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), “Blokes can do anything” (December 19, 2019)

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), “Does having a woke Christmas mean more work for women?” (December 18, 2019)

The Weekly Times (Victoria), “Agriculture’s 20 hot issues for the 2020s” (November 27, 2019)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “‘Is it really going to destroy your career?’: Shame and the work bathroom” (October 17, 2019)

New York Daily News (New York), “Australian ad-industry regulators tell viewers bloody menstrual ads are fine” (September 19, 2019)

Geelong Advertiser (Geelong), “The good oil” (September 3, 2019)

The Age (Melbourne), “Get real: how social media turned the tide on fashion’s beauty ideal” (August 30, 2019)

New Zealand Herald (New Zealand), “Libra’s bold move: new campaign showing period blood on TV divides the nation” (August 24, 2019)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Why the Handmaid’s Tale finale was always going to disappoint” (August 15, 2019)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Actually, please don’t try to hit on me via LinkedIn” (August 01, 2019)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Look at me: why television is now pop culture’s main game” (June 30, 2019)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Behind this winter’s fashion trends” (June 02, 2019)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Boogie nights: are nightclubs still striking a chord?” (February 10, 2019)

Deccan Chronicle (India), “The worrying case of porn” (February 9, 2019)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Why did the Democrat women wear white to the State of the Union?” (February 6, 2019)

The Australian, “Teens target of Facebook formula” (February 1, 2019)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Gillette defends controversial short film ‘The Best Men Can Be'” (January 17, 2019)

The Daily Telegraph, “Hanging out for uniform fun” (December 22, 2018)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “‘Out of step’: Why sex discrimination is permitted by members’ clubs” (December 16, 2018)

The Australian Financial Review, “Tumblr porn ban raises questions on art, sexuality” (December 11, 2018)

The Advertiser (Adelaide), “Wicked Campers’ offensive slogans are sexist and degrading to our girls and should be banned” (December 03, 2018)

Courier Mail (Brisbane), “Psst, bad stuff happens. Just don’t tell the kids” (December 02, 2018)

The Hindu Business Line (India), “The town Instagram built” (November 30, 2018)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “My partner proposed, but does the data show marriage makes us happier?” (November 24, 2018)

The Australian, “Trump-phobia up with the sparrows on News Breakfast this morning” (November 16, 2018)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “What are the new rules of relationships between men and women?” (November 02, 2018)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Why slut shaming is such a dirty, potent weapon” (October 02, 2018)

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), “Calls to end the culture of slut shaming of women in Australian politics” (September 28, 2018)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Who run the world? Wonder Woman wins schoolyard popularity contest” (September 26, 2018)

Courier Mail (Brisbane), “When a Honey Badger is better than a PM” (September 10, 2018)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Goddess circles, healing, women’s groups, problems, connections” (May 04, 2018)

The Daily Telegraph (London), “Why Facebook will be a major player in the online dating field – and how it’s ‘under the covers already'” (May 02, 2018)

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), “Barbie: ‘Who are you calling a doll?’” (March 04, 2018)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Galentine’s Day: Celebrate the love of female friendships” (February 09, 2018)

The Australian, “The ABC is changing channels” (February 09, 2018)

Australian Financial Review, “The Age of Consent: How to agree to have sex” (January 24, 2018)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Men with no beards cause ‘indecent thoughts’: Turkish preacher says” (December 20, 2017)

The Australian, “Melbourne University Academic Brands Mark Latham As a “White Supremacist in Training” (November 3, 2017)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Let’s ask Waleed Aly the truth about a pay gap” (October 18, 2017)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Double scoop of outrage over Pidapipo’s gendered gelato is plain depressing” (October 3, 2017)

The Age (Melbourne), “Cult ice-cream store Pidapipo under fire for gendered ice-cream” (October 2, 2017)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Should we be surprised that politics is a relationship dealbreaker?” (September 21, 2017)

Brisbane Times (Brisbane), “Pink shark pants helping get rid of the gender divide in kids clothes” (September 12, 2017)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “We can’t afford to be shy about sex education – or porn will fill in the gaps” (August 1, 2017)

Crinkling News (Australia), “She Who must be obeyed” (July 25, 2017)

Brisbane Times (Brisbane), “Australia’s gender pay gap to last for another 50 years” (July 27, 2017)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Infamy, money and psychological issues can make criminals irresistible” (July 7, 2017)

Courier-Mail (Brisbane), “Sizzler Annerley to close on July 2” (June 5, 2017)

The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Obsession with Schapelle Corby and Cassie Sainsbury plays to mythic archetypes” (June 4, 2017)

The Age (Melbourne), “Meet four dedicated Australian women changing the face of activism” (June 2, 2017)

New York Times, “Schapelle Corby, Drug Trafficker and Australian Obsession, Returns Home” (May 27, 2017)

New York Times, “How Did a Drug Bust in Bali Become an Australian Obsession?” (May 19, 2017)

Ze.tt (Germany) “Each penis drawing is a small act of rebellion” (May 13, 2017)

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), “Should McDonald’s move into the food truck market?” (April 4, 2017)

The Age (Melbourne), “April Fools’ Day: The time to act childishly and have some fun” (April 1, 2017)

Crinkling News (Australia), “Uniform fashion: scratchy to comfy” (March, 2017)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Young girls are taught online ‘you’re worth the most if you look like you may just put out’” (August 26, 2016)

Crinkling News (Australia), “Women in power: it’s getting a little easier” (July 19, 2016)

The Age (Australia), “Universities pull the trigger on political correctness” (June 24, 2016)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “What’s the secret to a successful petition? Being a woman” (June 11, 2016)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Hugh Jackman seen as most caring famous Australian, Dick Smith the most trustworthy in My Big Idea poll” (June 6, 2016)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Marriage equality: Safe Schools attacks part of the plan to kill same-sex marriage” (May 22, 2016)

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), “Federal election 2016: Estimated $100 million to be dropped on political ads” (May 9, 2016)

The Age (Melbourne), “May the 4th be with you: Fans come out for Star Wars Day” (May 1, 2016)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Purple pain: why the deaths of Prince and Bowie cut us so deep” (April 30, 2016)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Teenage girls traumatised by revenge-porn network aimed at ‘teaching us a lesson'” (April 19, 2016)

Parkville Station (Melbourne), “Lecture Recording at the University of Melbourne” (April 16, 2016)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Social media addiction: Does it have to be a negative?” (April 1, 2016)

Leader Community News (Melbourne), “The Break Room pop-up gives stress heads crockery to smash” (March 31, 2016)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Travel: Girls’ getaways increase as women embrace time away with friends” (January 29, 2016)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Watchdog dismisses domestic violence complaint against ad” (November 25, 2015)

Star Observer (Melbourne), “Let’s talk about sex” (October 20, 2015)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “On Father’s Day many dads will wake up wondering ‘what were they thinking?'” (3 September, 2015)

The Age (Melbourne). “What will adulthood be like for Generation Z?” (13 June, 2015)

Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Is Social Media a Force for Good or Evil?” (17 May, 2015)

MX (Australia), “Mad Battles of the Sexes” (15 May, 2015)

Courier Mail (Brisbane). “We’re richer for viewing ‘poverty porn’ of Struggle Street” (10 May, 2015)

MX (Australia). “Would you fund a stranger’s boob job?” (3 May, 2015)

Herald Sun (Melbourne). “Narcissism lives here with selfie love” (April 4, 2015)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “From Cinderella to Frozen: Fairytales have enduring appeal, but are they holding girls back?” (29 March, 2015)

The Age (Melbourne). “Parks not safe for women, says homicide squad boss” (19 March, 2015)

MX (Brisbane). “Outrage Addiction” (2 March, 2015)

The Age (Melbourne). “Girls playing with frilly dolls makes my feminist blood turn cold” (28 February, 2015)

MX (Melbourne). “All ads up to sex” (25 February, 2015)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Online dating: Behind the ‘science’ of digital matchmaking” (14 February, 2015)

MX (Sydney). “Scientists brush off slam-sesh study” (27 January, 2015)

Sunshine Coast Daily (Sunshine Coast). “It was never the breast we could do” (23 January, 2015)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Christmas buyers snap up selfie sticks” (22 December, 2014)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Martin Place siege: people share selfies and jokes on Twitter” (16 December, 2014)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Paleo diet: does it work and what does the craze say about us?” (14 December, 2014)

Adelaide Advertiser (Adelaide). “The Cost of Love” (11 October, 2014)

Herald Sun (Melbourne). “Tinder craze: A casual sex cesspool or a swipe right for true love?” (27 September, 2014)

Adelaide Advertiser (Adelaide). “Here comes the debt” (13 September, 2014)

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). “Staying at home for a holiday” (7 September, 2014)

The Saturday Paper, “Social media for appy couples” (23 August, 2014)

The Age (Melbourne). “Misogynist rants from Young Libs” (10 August, 2014)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Kim Kardashian to publish 352 pages of Kim Kardashian” (9 August, 2014) 

International Business Times. “Kim Kardashian Releases 352-page Book of Selfies Called Selfish” (9 August, 2014)

MX (Sydney). “Lorde’s no mercy” (5 May, 2014)

MX (Melbourne). “Social media love will tear us apart” (14 April, 2014)

The Age (Melbourne). “Mapping the hip haunts of the fashionably uncool” (7 April, 2014).  

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Sex education needs radical overhaul, say experts” (23 March, 2014).

Daily Post (New Zealand). “Curiously enthralling animal entertainment” (15 March, 2014)

Brisbane Times (Brisbane). “Family of Brisbane woman jailed in Bolivia pleads for public to take notice” (23 February, 2014).

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Playing dead: Zombies march into the mainstream” (2 February, 2014)

The Age (Melbourne). “Love me Tinder: is the hook-up culture about liberation or exploitation?” (15 December, 2013)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Home-town homage” (8 December, 2013)

Courier Mail (Brisbane). “Own a onesie? You’re so hot right now” (3 December, 2013)

The Australian (Australia). “Revenge porn reaching dangerous levels experts warn” (22 November, 2013)

The Straits Times (Singapore). “Aussie fashion world clings to past” (17 November, 2013)

The Advertiser (Adelaide). “Moving on After Marriage” (9 November, 2013)

MX (Melbourne). “Don’t blush, let’s talk about sex” (7 November, 2013)

Courier Mail (Brisbane). “Breast cancer hard-sell has really gone beyond the pink” (13 October, 2013)

Tweed-Border Mail (Tweed Heads). “MTV twerk grinds out new image for Miley” (4 September, 2013)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Meet the Rudds, where politics is a family affair” (20 July, 2013)

MX (Sydney). “Hero to zero Socceroos coach takes the sexist route” (June 12, 2013)

Daily Telegraph (Sydney). “Kerri-Anne Kennerley attack in Australian Women’s Weekly ‘a bit rich’ says Annette Sharp” (1 June, 2013)

Herald Sun (Melbourne). “Fashion warriors step up” (10 May, 2013)

MX (Melbourne). “Greedy kids want it all for nothing” (10 May, 2013)

MX (Sydney). “Passion search Young Aussies are a bunch of FOMOs” (26 April, 2013)

The Australian (Australia). “The Bleatles? How the web went goat crazy” (1 March, 2013)

PNG Post Courier (Papua New Guinea), Shame, silence surround violence (26 February, 2013)

MX (Melbourne). “Creatures live in Twilight’s shadow” (21 February, 2012)

The Age (Melbourne). “File under ‘awkward'” (16 February, 2012)

Mornington Peninsula Leader (Victoria). “Arrest for Peninsula YouTube boob” (4 February, 2013)

Star Observer (Melbourne). “’8′ the play returns to Melbourne” (24 January, 2013)

Herald Sun (Melbourne). “Outrage over differing haircut pricing between sexes” (27 January, 2013)

Sunday Mail (Adelaide), “Eff ’em radio The shame of our shock jocks” (23 December, 2012)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Instagram forced to revise user rules” (19 December, 2012)

The Australian (Australia). “Ratings are king in X-rated radio” (16 December, 2012)

The Weekly Times (Australia). “Pranksters to break silence” (10 December, 2012)

The Australian (Australia). “Radio pranksters may opt for TV chat show” (10 December, 2012)

MX (Brisbane). “Dreamy Jobs” (7 December, 2012)

MX (Sydney). “All Google-eyed looking for love” (25 October, 2012)

MX (Melbourne). “It seems 28 is the new old” (18 October, 2012)  

MX (Sydney). “Don’t stalk about ex Facebook setback” (8 October, 2012)

The Australian (Australia). “Jill Meagher unites a nation in grief” (5 October, 2012)

The Age (Melbourne). “Fear buttons pushed as women contemplate the lonely walk home” (29 September, 2012)

MX (Melbourne). “Scum undone” (14 September, 2012)

Herald Sun (Melbourne). “Are you a member of the car park mafia?” (5 August, 2012)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney). “Pardon My F*?#$! French” (25 July, 2012)

Coffs Coast Independent. “Is YouTube killing romance?” (16 July, 2012)

MX (Melbourne). “Bad period in Hollywood” (13 July, 2012)

The Australian. “Strewth” (13 July, 2012)

The Age (Melbourne) “Is Hollywood making us fear menstruation” (12 July, 2012)

The Age (Melbourne), “Period Drama or Fright Night” (12 July, 2012)

Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), “Hugs and misses: the art of the full-contact greeting ” (20 May, 2012)

Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne), “First Ladies standing by their men” (14 May, 2012)

Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne), “The good wife stands firm” (29 April, 2012)

Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne), “Experts warn of perils of outsourcing your life” (11 March, 2012)

Sydney Morning Herald “Mad, bad romance” (8 October, 2011)

Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City) “Kid models in suggestive poses draw renewed criticism of fashion industry” (August 18, 2011)

The Voice “Sex, perverts and pop culture” (11 July, 2011)

Sun Herald (Sunday Life) (Sydney). “From here to androgyny” (26 June, 2011)

Courier Mail (Brisbane) “Top books” (11 June, 2011)

Canberra Times. “Of myths and men” (27 May, 2011)

MX (Australia). “Outrage at ‘black is ugly'” (19 May, 2011)

The Age (Melbourne). “Facebook trade in female images” (18 May, 2011)

MX (Australia). “US censors our ‘femiman'” (17 May, 2011)

MX (Australia). “Kinky link to playlist” (11 May, 2011)

MX (Australia). “Whoop ass – What is & where do you get it?” (18 March, 2011)

The Age (Australia). “Weeping can woo the world – if the tears are seen as genuine” (13 February, 2011)

Observer (Australia). “What goes around” (12 February, 2011)

AAP Newsfeed. “VIC: Premier absent in first sitting week” (11 February, 2011)

MX (Australia). “Bligh popular: going down in a storm” (4 February, 2011)

MX (Australia). “Uglies get the net numbers” (24 January, 2011)

The Age (Australia). “Absent faces” (03 December, 2010)

Hindustan Times (India). “Australian feminist questions ban on sexy advertisement” (22 October, 2010)

AFP. “Julia Gillard: From ‘Ten Pound Pom’ to Australia’s first woman PM” (September 8, 2010)

AFP. “Is Australian politics a man’s, man’s world?” (September 1, 2010)

The Age (Australia). “Never one of the boys” (June 26, 2010)

Wall Street Journal (Asia). “Leadership change in Australia: New Leader has Labor roots, pragmatic streak” (25 June, 2010)

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). “It’s not easy being a pioneer: Bligh” (24 June, 2010)

Herald Sun (Australia). “Julia Gillard’s rise to become Prime Minister ‘historic’ for women say Joan Kirner, Raelene Boyle and Emily’s List” (24 June, 2010)

Herald Sun (Australia). “Victorian Premier John Brumby praises Julia Gillard’s rise as Prime Minister amid political reaction to her elevation” (24 June, 2010)

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). “Retailer applauded for taking quick action” (19 June, 2010)

The Age (Australia). “Doubts over Labor’s anti-sexist push” (16 June, 2010)

MX (Australia). “Australian Rules idol” (5 May, 2010)

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). “No Money, No Honey” (20 April, 2010)

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). “The Porn Identity” (19 April, 2010)

Times News Daily (USA). “Their cheating hearts” (28 February, 2010)

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), “Defaced Facebook tribute sites ‘ultimate in shock value” (24 February, 2010)

Courier Mail (Australia), “Wiped from public view” (18 February, 2010)

Bristol Press (USA), “Aussie talks about feminism in love triangles” (10 February, 2010)

New Britain Herald (USA), “Speaker says cheating damages ‘sisterhood’” (11 February, 2010)

Guardian (UK), “When women are too old to appear on TV” (4 February, 2010)

MX (Australia), “C’mon, girls, do lippy lippy break – So 1943″ (5 November, 2009)

The Times (UK), “Infidelity? Most readers wouldn’t dream of it” (24 October, 2009)

Herald Sun (Australia), “Aussie men need Spanish spice”, (30 September, 2009)

MX (Australia), “Short, sweet-action” (09 September, 2009)

Canberra Times (Australia), “Love Bites in Politics” (05 September, 2009)

Courier Mail (Australia), “Eradicating domestic violence one home at a time” (13 August, 2009)

Scotland on Sunday (UK), “Your Cheatin’ Heart” (05 July, 2009)

Herald-Sun (Australia), “Inside the mind of a footy groupie” (24 May, 2009)

Sunday Telegraph (UK), “Ageless ageing: Age shall not wither them” (11 January, 2009)

The Age (Australia), “(Headless) body messes with minds” (29 October, 2006)