There鈥檚 a new bogey man on the block.
It is credited with the rise of brazenly crude figures such as Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson. It is behind outrageous-sounding propositions like Safe Schools, anti-discrimination laws and gender equality. It is running around Melbourne, putting a tiny skirt on the little figure on traffic lights.
In this increasingly polarised political climate, political correctness has emerged as the new villain.
It was a packed night at the Stonewall Inn, a Mafia-controlled gay bar in downtown New York City on June 28, 1969. Stonewall was the only bar in town where gays could dance together, which meant that despite it being dilapidated 鈥 there was no running water behind the bar, no fire exits, the toilets overflowed 鈥 there was a heavy door charge and the drinks were overpriced.
Members of the Australian Young Greens (AYG) met in Canberra over January 27 to 29 for their annual conference which included Senator Lee Rhiannon addressing the climate emergency and the need for a just transition.
AYG members also elected a national leadership, headed by co-conveners Axeris Sondyre and Robyn Lewis.
The conference took place as rumblings about the direction of the Australian Greens increased following the emergence of an anti-capitalist tendency called 鈥淟eft Renewal鈥 which was condemned by the party's leader, Richard Di Natale.
Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale has pledged to introduce a private senator鈥檚 bill by the end of the year for a 鈥渟ugar tax鈥 which he estimates would claw $500 million from the country鈥檚 shopping list each year.
The legislation which Di Natale has hailed as an 鈥渙besity prevention strategy鈥, has raised ire among his own ranks who have labelled the policy a 鈥渃aptain鈥檚 call鈥.
In a continuation of the rancid rape culture spewing from Australian university and high school campuses, a national grouping of young men identified with the Facebook page 鈥淵eah the Boys鈥, which boasts half a million likes, is spitting chunks onto social media.
The page is receiving attention now because members of the group scheduled a 鈥渕ale-only鈥 meet-up at Sydney's Coogee Beach. While the anonymous 鈥榊eah the Boys鈥 page admins sought to distance themselves from the event, within hours thousands of the page鈥檚 followers had jumped behind it.
The feminist movement has been sent into a spin following the election of Donald 鈥淕rab her by the pussy鈥 Trump in the US. While the consensus is that the election of Trump is a disaster for women, the debates around the would-be benefits of Hillary Clinton remain fierce.
As October comes to a close, the feminist 鈥淩eclaim the Night鈥 marches, also known as 鈥淭ake back the night鈥, draw near.
Reclaim the Night is an annual global protest against gendered violence and inequality traditionally held on the last Friday in October.
As is the case with much of women鈥檚 history, the origins of Reclaim the Night are poorly documented and little known.
Western Sydney University (WSU) student elections are just around the corner and Resistance: Young Socialist Alliance members Philip Craig, Omar Ismaeel, and Ian Escandor have put their hands up as Bankstown campus student representatives and student editors for the student newspaper 奥鈥橲鲍笔.
A poll of 1000 people by Essential Research has found 49% of respondents supported a blanket ban on Muslim immigration to Australia, 40% opposed the ban and 11% were not sure.
Young people aged 18鈥24 were the most likely to oppose a ban on Muslim immigration. Fifty-eight per cent of young people opposed a ban, compared with 28% who supported it.
A week after 麻豆传媒 Weekly reported on the Brighton Grammar scandal, it has been revealed that this is just the tip of the iceberg: a large-scale child pornography ring is being run by boys and young men at high schools across Australia.
When I first came out as a lesbian in high school, I was scared. Hanging over my envisioned future were a lot of question marks, a familiar feeling for a lot of LGBTI youth. Heightened rates of mental illness, suicide, homelessness and assault frame the vision of our聽adulthood with very real uncertainty. This uncertainty is mirrored by the media. The distinct lack of representation in media robs same-sex attracted youth of healthy role models.