This is an open letter to Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Attorney-General Nicola Roxon. It calls on the Australian government to take steps to ensure Julian Assange’s human rights are protected. It will be delivered on 19 December 2011, but we encourage members of the public to sign the letter below by adding their full […]

In passing conversation, we learned our friend Danilo Prnjat has a bizarre tattoo. He revealed his well-toned arm where an ink sketch of a bald Britney Spears clutches a shaving razor in her hand. Intrigued, we gathered around his arm to stare at the famous Britney breakdown moment permanently etched into his skin. Despite our […]

I know women of the Left who have been raped. And who were they raped by? By men of the Left – their partners, lovers, friends. Did these cases ever reach court? No, to my knowledge they were never even reported to the police. Why not? Well, political objections to police and their function in […]

Let me begin with my position: I have no opinion on the allegations regarding Julian Assange. I do believe rape is unconditionally wrong. But what we are talking about in the Assange case are allegations, with the associated presumption of innocence. This is further complicated, however, as rape allegations are so rarely taken seriously by […]