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Women’s issues, politics, culture. Warning: this publication contains feminism.

I Met With RSPCA Victoria to Talk About Dash — Here’s How It Went.

I Met With RSPCA Victoria to Talk About Dash — Here’s How It Went.

Foster carers can actively contribute to improved animal welfare outcomes, as long as the right processes are in place.
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Claire J. Harris
Feb 3, 2020
Why Do I Care So Much About the Death of One Animal?

Why Do I Care So Much About the Death of One Animal?

I feel sad about my dog — but also angry about what his killing represents
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Claire J. Harris
Mar 1, 2020
How Will Films Reference the Coronavirus?

How Will Films Reference the Coronavirus?

The pandemic has impacted the lives of every person in the world —and that includes our fictional characters.
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Claire J. Harris
Jun 22, 2020
When Did World Leaders Start Using Their Wives As Props?

When Did World Leaders Start Using Their Wives As Props?

A brief history of Presidential hand-holding
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Claire J. Harris
Oct 11, 2019
The RSPCA Has Responded to My Recommendations

The RSPCA Has Responded to My Recommendations

They have not made any commitment to change their processes
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Claire J. Harris
Feb 15, 2020
Hollywood Romcoms Are a Capitalist Nightmare

Hollywood Romcoms Are a Capitalist Nightmare

What I learned from J-Lo’s latest flick
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Claire J. Harris
Aug 20, 2019
We Need to Talk About the Pet Industry

We Need to Talk About the Pet Industry

6 ways that you can actively contribute to better animal welfare
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Claire J. Harris
Feb 19, 2020
My Ultra-Religious High School Became a COVID-19 Cluster

My Ultra-Religious High School Became a COVID-19 Cluster

Seeing my old school in the news has resurfaced anger from the 13 years I spent there.
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Claire J. Harris
Aug 31, 2020
The Case of Geoffrey Rush vs. All the Women Who “Can’t Take a Joke”

The Case of Geoffrey Rush vs. All the Women Who “Can’t Take a Joke”

The real losers are his victims
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Claire J. Harris
Apr 12, 2019
5 Things I Learned About Consent at Catholic School

5 Things I Learned About Consent at Catholic School

My education taught me (and other girls) shame from an early age
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Claire J. Harris
Nov 24, 2019
My generation based our female friendships on Sex And The City

My generation based our female friendships on Sex And The City

And that’s a BIG problem.
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Claire J. Harris
Mar 28, 2019
Pop Culture Teaches Men They Can Push Women Into Sleeping With Them

Pop Culture Teaches Men They Can Push Women Into Sleeping With Them

“I know you want it.”
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Claire J. Harris
Oct 19, 2019
Will a Pandemic Make Us Realise How Privileged We Are?

Will a Pandemic Make Us Realise How Privileged We Are?

As we face lockdown, we’re being forced to acknowledge how much freedom we have taken for granted.
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Claire J. Harris
Mar 28, 2020
Travel in the time of coronavirus

Travel in the time of coronavirus

Cancelled flights, missed connections, airport chaos, and a 72 hour journey home
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Claire J. Harris
Aug 2, 2022
Child-Free Women Are Tired of Being Told They’ll Regret It

Child-Free Women Are Tired of Being Told They’ll Regret It

Would you tell a pregnant woman the same?
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Claire J. Harris
Sep 5, 2019
Why Aren’t We Seeing More Child-Free Women On-Screen?

Why Aren’t We Seeing More Child-Free Women On-Screen?

More women are choosing not to have children — but you wouldn’t know it from watching film and TV.
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Claire J. Harris
Sep 25, 2020
An Open Letter to RSPCA Victoria

An Open Letter to RSPCA Victoria

Following the euthanisation of my foster dog, here are some concrete things I would like you to change about your processes.
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Claire J. Harris
Jan 24, 2020
Australia Is Actually On Fire — Where Is Any Sign of Leadership?

Australia Is Actually On Fire — Where Is Any Sign of Leadership?

Our Prime Minister has taken himself on a Hawaiian holiday and his opponent is touring coal communities.
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Claire J. Harris
Dec 18, 2019
#OscarsSoIrrelevant?

#OscarsSoIrrelevant?

The worship of extremely wealthy people seems increasingly distasteful
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Claire J. Harris
Feb 24, 2020
In Times Like These, Are We Right to Care About the Arts?

In Times Like These, Are We Right to Care About the Arts?

The Australian Government has just eliminated its department for the arts. In a week of outrages, how much anger should we allow…
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Claire J. Harris
Dec 6, 2019
Kindness Is Not Always the Best Response

Kindness Is Not Always the Best Response

Being friends with terrible people won’t make the world a better place
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Claire J. Harris
Oct 26, 2019
Our Animal Shelters Have a Transparency Problem

Our Animal Shelters Have a Transparency Problem

A lack of data is allowing killing to happen behind closed doors — unreported, unaccounted for, and largely unknown by the public.
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Claire J. Harris
Oct 8, 2020
Why Won’t Animal Shelters Support a Petition to End Convenience Killing?

Why Won’t Animal Shelters Support a Petition to End Convenience Killing?

On the hollow promise of “socially conscious sheltering”
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Claire J. Harris
Jul 23, 2020
My First Foster Dog Experience Ended in Heartbreak

My First Foster Dog Experience Ended in Heartbreak

How an organisation that is supposed to protect animals actually fails them
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Claire J. Harris
Jan 20, 2020
I’m Sick of Seeing Entitled Men as Movie Heroes

I’m Sick of Seeing Entitled Men as Movie Heroes

Let’s talk about the f***bois in Little Women & Marriage Story
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Claire J. Harris
Jan 10, 2020
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