Anna Hough
@annahough.bsky.social
On Ngunnawal and Ngambri land. Interested in gender equality, policy, Australian politics and cake. Personal account, views are my own. Hough rhymes with tough!
I’m proud to be one of the lived experience advocates who are part of the Working Women’s Centre Australia’s #OurSilenceIsNotForSale campaign, which calls on the Australian Government to make laws against the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). /1
Not only are these kiwi fruit red, but they are cannibals 😳
This news made my day! 🎉 Junior pay rates were a key reason I became politically active in the 90s and joined the Australian Democrats - the only party with a policy to abolish junior rates then. It should not have taken this long. Next step: Abolish junior rates for under 18s.
ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Fair Work Commission has issued its decision to abolish junior pay rates for young adult employees in the retail, fast food, and pharmacy sectors while maintaining them for minors.
Let’s go back to using the phrase “the truth” instead of “my truth”. If you’re telling the truth, start owning it. It’s not just about your perception or your feelings. It’s about the reality of what happened to you. Don’t let anyone gaslight you into saying otherwise.
Folks, what’s happening in Farrer on 9 May is a by-election, not a bi-election. And I have no idea about the sexuality of any of the candidates who are running. #auspol
“The Epstein files … offer the public an education in the ideology of that elite in which some people mattered too much to them to be held accountable and others mattered so little that crimes against them were of no significance.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
The one thing everyone gets wrong about feminism
People love to declare the death of the women’s movement, pointing to the ‘failure’ of #MeToo or the Epstein files, but don’t give up the fight just yet, writes Rebecca Solnit
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Bullying in the APS doesn’t just affect victims. It leads to bad policies that harm all Australians. But it’s legal for departments to cover it up by pressuring staff who seek compensation to sign NDAs. Sign our petition to ban this practice. Link in comments. www.themandarin.com.au/309403-a-shi...
‘A shit show’: How normalised bullying turbocharged robodebt’s illegality
ANALYSIS | A sidelined, institutionalised, and bullied administrative cohort, turning a blind eye to cling to their jobs. The story of a whatever-it-takes culture laid bare by NACC evidence.
themandarin.com.au
When it comes to International Women’s Day moments, meeting @jacindaardern.bsky.social is going to be hard to top! Best IWD ever! And another fabulous #AllAboutWomen festival! #iwd2026
International Women’s Day started in revolutionary and labour movements. Somewhere along the way it became: - International Women Who Can Afford $250 Tickets Day - International Women Who Get Paid A Lot To Sit On Boards Day - International Cupcakes And Tokenism Day /1
WAR CRIMES DON'T HIDE SEX CRIMES! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!
Corrective Services NSW accused of protecting perpetrators and silencing victims. "It's appalling that CSNSW tries to buy women's silence with these NDAs," said Kirsty Prince. “When it comes time to negotiate my payout, I will refuse to sign an NDA.”💪👏 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
'Their dirty secrets, not mine': Former prison officers speak out about NSW system
Current and former NSW prison officers describe what they say is a toxic workplace culture and a system that shields officers accused of serious misconduct, rather than holding them accountable. They ...
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Dear International Women’s Day event organisers - Many IWD events feature excellent speakers and important conversations. But when attending those conversations comes with rock concert level ticket prices, even for livestream options, access becomes limited. #IWD2026 /1
The PM: Women who criticise my opponents are wonderful. Women who criticise me are “difficult”.
Antoinette Lattouf@antoinettelattouf.bsky.social · 5mo agoAnthony Albanese called Grace Tame “difficult” in a News Corp word game. Donald Trump was merely “president”. Throughout history women who fight to better society get punished and labelled problems Men who are convicted criminals and whose policies kill are more likely to get a pat on the back
Gynaecology's open secret. Surgeon repeatedly removed women's tissue & organs for “severe” #endometriosis. Pathology showed little/no trace of it. Multiple complaints by clinicians & patients to hospital & AHPRA. Nothing happened. Our 7-month #4Corners investigation. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Women 'let down by the system': Simon Gordon was gynaecology's open secret
Complaints had been made about this gynaecologist for years. Only when hospital management discovered that Four Corners was looking into his practice, did it start investigating further.
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Are David Speers and Tony Burke twinning today? Both are rocking gelled grey hair, glasses, grey suits, light coloured shirts, and brown shoes. #GenderBalancedFashionCommentary #insiders
BREAKING NEWS: The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.
Longtime civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.
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Waves to the “I wasn’t a feminist until I was sexually assaulted or sexually harassed or discriminated against at work” crowd 👋🏻
Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social · 6mo agohow we got here
Happy Year of the Fire Horse everyone! 🔥🐴 And a special shoutout to my fellow horse year people!
Having also spoken out publicly about my mistreatment in parliamentary workplaces - which in my case involved sexual assaults, bullying and discrimination - I endorse every word of this excellent article by Jo Tarnawsky in @womensagenda.bsky.social womensagenda.com.au/latest/soapb...
Setting the standard? Parliament still doesn't take workplace harm seriously
With "many" complaints of workplace misconduct at Parliament House being made, how seriously are they being treated? Jo Tarnawsky writes.
womensagenda.com.au
Love is … Arriving early to get front row position at the Ed Sheeran show, even though you’re more of a Metallica fan. Love you W 💕
No more silence: Treat sexual harassment as the safety hazard it is “In 2023 - 2024, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) resolved just 314 sexual harassment complaints. Compare that to the estimated 2.7 million Australians affected.” womensagenda.com.au/latest/soapb...
No more silence: Treat sexual harassment as the safety hazard it is
Aligning WHS and equality laws can improve safety by preventing harassment and shifting responsibility from individuals to employers.
womensagenda.com.au
At Senate Estimates on Monday night the CEO of the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service laughed when questioned about staff complaints. The PWSS was set up to support staff experiencing bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment or sexual assault. /1 #auspol
Senate Estimates: Department of Parliamentary Services Edition. It’s all about the big issues. #auspol
Senate Estimates hearings with the Department of Parliamentary Services. If Parliament House is The Canberra Bubble, then this is The Bubble Within The Bubble, where officials are interrogated about vital issues such as the Parliament House gym’s opening hours. /1 #auspol
Abolishing ‘junior’ rates is decades overdue and should apply to under 18s, not just 18 to 21 year-olds. People doing the exact same work should get the exact same pay. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Young people could get massive pay boost in 'totemic' wage case
"I'm paying adult fuel with still a child's wage," says Ben Walker, one of the almost half a million young people who could see a huge boost to their wage.
abc.net.au
‘One battle cry of the #MeToo movement, “believe women”, was widely misunderstood. It does not mean no woman ever exaggerates or lies. … It means that the allegations of women should be taken seriously by authorities: recorded, investigated, scrutinised’ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
I have a question for the men who had no questions about Epstein
The millions of pages of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have shone a light on how many influential men were ready to disregard the experiences of countless women.
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