Clementine Ford is a self-described “feminist killjoy to the stars”. As a Daily Life columnist, speaker and activist, Clem is a proudly outspoken advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and a staunch critic of rape culture and all that entails.

Our conversation covered the perceptions of and challenges faced by modern-day feminism, society’s attitude towards the perpetrators and victims of rape and sexual assault, men’s role in feminism, checking one’s privilege, “rape jokes” and more.

Please note this discussion comes with a strong trigger warning; details of sexual assaults and victim blaming are mentioned.

@clementine_ford

Clementine on Tumblr

Clementine’s TED Talk: Your Vagina Is Not A Car

Opinion piece: It Was Easy For Bayley To Stalk, Rape And Murder

Article: Comedian Ray Badran Tells Audience Member To Die For Objecting To Rape Joke

My blog on rape jokes after the Daniel Tosh controversy

Opinion piece: There’s Nothing Funny About Misogyny

Opinion piece: How the Offence Debate Misses The Point Of Comedy by Helen Razer

triple j’s Hack program: Are rape jokes ever OK?  

Cause of the Week: Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre (safesteps.org.au)

Journalist and comedy writer Richard Cooke has worked with the likes of The Chaser, The Checkout, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian and The Monthly.

He gave me some of his time to sound off on Aussie hip hop, Australian political satire, the theory of “mutual obligation” and tax evasion and the role of polling in today’s politics.

@rgcooke

richardcooke.net

Matty B’s Fridays

Article: Why I Have Resigned From The Telegraph

Article: Much Obliged

Article: The People Versus The Political Class

Cause of the Week: Doctors Without Borders (doctorswithoutborders.org)

Ben Riley describes himself as a classical liberal, a Queenslander and a larrikin. He’s a former president of the Young Liberals and the current Vice President of the International Young Democractic Union.

We came together to find out exactly where we do and don’t agree on things like the privatisation of public assets, the State’s role in our lives, puppy farms, same-sex marriage, diversity in politics, the environment and our Prime Minister’s character.

Plus we laughed about that time he got drunk and was a bit silly.

@benrileyQLD 

Malcolm Fraser Obituary

Bootgate 2013

Cause of the Week: The Young Liberal Movement of Australia (youngliberal.org.au), Oxfam Australia (oxfam.org.au)  

Adelaide’s Welcome Centre is an initiative of Welcome To Australia, an organisation dedicated to changing the conversation around Australia’s immigration policies and to providing support to asylum seekers, refugees and new arrivals.

My guests were Kate Leaney, the Centre’s manager, and Ali, an Iranian refugee who was kind enough to share his story of fleeing his homeland and coming to Australia by boat. We discussed the notion of being welcoming, faith, children in detention, fear and hope.

My Brisbane Festival blog for The Daily Review

@welcomecentreSA

#youarewelcomehere

The Welcome Centre on Facebook

Article: Turning Back The Boats Is A Moral And Legal Failure Say Academics

Article: Goodwill Letters To Asylum Seekers On Nauru Returned Unopened 

Cause of the Week: Welcome To Australia (welcometoaustralia.org.au), @welcome2aussie