Alecia Simmonds
Adjunct lecturer of law at UNSW and Merewether Fellow at Mitchell Library
Jill Meagher
Why we shouldn't call Adrian Bayley a Monster
Alecia Simmonds Today he will be sentenced and Alecia Simmonds thinks calling him names does more harm than good.
Out in the open
Why didn't anyone help Nigella?
Alecia Simmonds Domestic violence is a crime like any other that should be met with zero tolerance... unfortunately it doesn't seem to be the case.
Colourful language
In praise of profanities
Alecia Simmonds Why swearing shouldn't still be a crime.
A nation of never-nudes
a nation of never-nudes
Alecia Simmonds Why we're increasingly afraid of the naked body
Opinion
In defence of the skywhale
Alecia Simmonds Is there really that much wrong with the giant hot air balloon created for Canberra's centenary?
Literary prizes
Are 'women-only' prizes patronising?
Alecia Simmonds When there are so many literary prizes, why is it necessary to have one for women only?
Brains trust
Why Australia hates thinkers
Alecia Simmonds Australia is a vast, sunny, intellectual gulag. But why?
Factory collapse
The role we all played in the Bangladesh tragedy
Alecia Simmonds We won't buy battery hen eggs - so why are we able to turn a blind eye to clothes made in similar conditions? And what are the consequences.
Review: Barbara
Thursday Movie Club
Alecia Simmonds This is a quiet film that recounts the everyday violence - the banal yet brutal incursions upon life and liberty- that befall a woman who plots to escape Stasi Germany.
Carnivores
The sexual politics of meat
Alecia Simmonds ALECIA SIMMONDS on the surprising links between meat and male power.
Cosmetic surgery debate
What does it mean to botox your face?
Alecia Simmonds Other than you have enough cash to pay to erase some of the the signs of aging.
A history of male intimacy
When did it stop being OK for men to hold hands?
Alecia Simmonds Old fashioned bromance has long been out of style so how did western men go from frolicsome fraternities to mute masculinity?
Why would anyone want to destroy this?
Alecia Simmonds What happens when a company wants to turn an iconic piece of land into a gas hub.
Gender politics
When women criticise Gillard
Alecia Simmonds Eva Cox believes women feel gagged from speaking out against a female PM. Alecia Simmonds disagrees.
Cultural cringe
Are we ashamed of Australian culture?
Alecia Simmonds The ease with which we write off anything European as superior to Australian is eroding our own culture.
Jones and Bolt
Do jerks deserve free speech?
Alecia Simmonds The new inquiry on imposing criminal penalties for hate speech. Jailed for being a jerk Good idea? Or an assassination of democracy?
Opinion
A sad farewell to protests
Alecia Simmonds Since when have young people become so nauseatingly conservative?
Super woman
Is Gina Rinehart a Feminist?
Alecia Simmonds Is it loopy to see Gina as a feminist icon? Other feminists certainly do.
Opinion
Should private schools be abolished?
Alecia Simmonds Does ‘choice’ for the wealthy mean enforced disadvantage for the poor?
Love Is All You Need
Thursday Movie Club
Alecia Simmonds Who would have thought it possible to have a clever, witty feminist rom com that makes you want to rush out, chop your hair off and pen torrid epistles to your amour?
