A political philosophy analysis of the Israeli-Palestine conflict. It is October 2023, and the Israeli colonisation of Palestine has reached an unprecedented level of violence. It started with an attack by Hamas — a radical sect of Palestinians hailing from Gaza who seek to overthrow the oppressive apartheid regime of…

Male against Female. Mind against Body. Encouraged by historical philosophical debates, these two seemingly isolated concepts have remained opposed to each other in the arena of feminist theory. At the heart of this battle lies the concept of ‘somatophobia’, a term that encapsulates the fear, devaluation, disgust and hate of…

Contemporary political theorists view justice as a virtue in society that upholds principles of fairness by maintaining the balance between distribution and benefits. Where truth is the first virtue of systems of thought, justice is the first virtue of societal institutions. When justice is woven into the structure of society…

The debate of ‘Freedom of religion’ gained prominence following marriage equality in Australia; and continues today with conservative Christian bodies opposing changes to anti-discrimination laws. Currently religious exemptions contained in both the Age Discrimination Act and the Sex Discrimination Act, enable religious bodies to exercise discrimination against any individual that…

Prior to my course in Law, Gender and Sexualities, I had not been exposed to any foundational education of Queer theory despite being a Gender Studies Major student. This lack of exposure is primarily due to both course cutbacks within the university and the depressing reality that courses are rotated…

The term ‘Gaslight’ describes a set of behaviours and actions that use emotional and psychological manipulation to cause a victim to question their perceptions, experiences and knowledge of the world. Paul Podosky defines intentional gaslighting as having three conditions: when “(i) a speaker uses words with (ii) the intention that…

Taylor has a friend named Este. Este confides in Taylor saying that she believes her husband is having an affair. She has observed that her husband has been acting differently, he comes home late with stains of merlot on his mouth and she’s noticed that he’s brought jewellery on their…

What is the difference between Western and Indigenous concepts of land and how do they operate together under a dominant legal system? What would a treaty between Indigenous Australians and the Commonwealth look like? In this podcast, my housemate and I discuss these issues that arise from plurality of native title existing alongside colonial common law rights and the conditions required for a treaty to even be considered by Aboriginal peoples.

Traditionally, neuroscience, neuropsychology and other mind sciences have considered a person’s ‘baseline’ state to be when that individual is on their own and without the introduction of external stimuli. ‘Baseline’ is the starting point from which your brain activity, and subsequently your resulting perceptions and emotions, stem. To visualise this…