On 21 May this year, most adult Australians will vote in the Federal Election. However, there is a whole section of our community who can be removed from the Electoral Roll and disallowed from having their say: people deemed to…
Tag: Discrimination
My experiences have taught me not to trust the police
Until my thirties, I was under the misguided illusion that police protect and serve the public.
We are not disposable – Disability and the health system during COVID-19
Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko courtesy of Unsplash By Vanamali Hermans For many disabled people, hospitals are already traumatic places where we are spoken over, invalidated and dehumanised, writes Vanamali Hermans. Content Warning: This blog post contains descriptions of medical violence,…