An American podcaster has lashed out at Australia in an emotional rant, branding us “lame” and “weak” in a recent video. Matt Walsh is a right-wing commentator whose favourite pastime is getting his knickers in a knot about people being “woke” and then whinging about it on the internet. InContinue Reading
A controversial anti-transgender activist has been involved in a heated clash on the University of Melbourne campus. Canadian man Chris Elston — who goes by the name “Billboard Chris” for his signature sandwich board costume bearing messages including “children cannot consent to puberty blockers” — was filming interviews with studentsContinue Reading
JK Rowling will not be charged by police over her comments about transgender people after a new law came into force in Scoland, police confirmed on Tuesday. The Harry Potter author, who has campaigned to protect women-only spaces, criticised the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act Hate, which cameContinue Reading
Billionaire tech titan Elon Musk is taking legal action against the Australian government after eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant forced his tech platform X to remove a post allegedly harmful to a transgender activist. The furore kicked off in late February when Canadian man Chris Elston slammed the proposed appointmentContinue Reading
Children’s author JK Rowling has again clashed with an Australian chief justice over a new set of rules outlining respectful use of gender pronouns in court. The outspoken author took to X to criticise the new ruling from South Australian Chief Justice Chris Kourakis that states “the use of preferredContinue Reading
Beloved children’s author JK Rowling has lashed out at new gender rules set to govern one state’s court system, saying they could re-traumatise women who are the victims of male violence. The outspoken Harry Potter star took to X this week to slam a ruling from South Australian Chief JusticeContinue Reading
Megyn Kelly called the US women’s soccer team “morons” for their lack of patriotism during the Women’s World Cup and said fading star Megan Rapinoe has “poisoned” the squad. The two-time defending champs have generated more controversy than goals at the tournament after many of the starters were seen standingContinue Reading
Tensions have exploded inside NSW Parliament as LGBT protesters loudly interrupted a “women’s rights” meeting before being dragged away by security. A group of four protesters from Pride in Protest managed to infiltrate the invitation-only event hosted by Liberal Democrat John Ruddick, which was labelled as addressing the “war onContinue Reading
Rose Montoya, the transgender activist who bared her breasts at a White House Pride Month event, issued an apology “for the impact of my actions” on Friday local time (Saturday AEST). The 27-year-old – who was barred from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue following backlash from the flashing, which a White HouseContinue Reading
The Project has avoided wading into the controversy surrounding the late Barry Humphries in their Tuesday night interview with comedian Hannah Gadsby. Gadsby has come under fire for their contribution to renaming the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Barry Award. Gadsby won the award in 2017 but later tweeted that HumphriesContinue Reading