From the personal to the political, eight of The West’s leading journalists share their views on obliterating sexist barriers.
Think you know what I look like in real life? Think again. My name is Rangi Hirini, and I’m a filter-holic.
Rangi Hirini
In a post-Me-Too era, you’d think there’d be more support for R. Kelly’s victims who had the courage to speak out, but instead many of them were shamed by the public.
Education is an important part of every child’s life but the schoolyard can be a cruel place for some. Unfortunately, racism is something that even children experience.
Leaders need to actually lead on raising Aboriginal vaccination rates as the COVID-19 pandemic rollout continues to rage.
Racism on social media isn’t new but many had hoped it would have decreased over time. If anything, it is getting worse and it’s the younger generation who have to deal with the consequences.
The Town of Victoria Park’s bold move to stand up to the Commonwealth government and make its own independent decision on Australia Day is a stance that I can stand behind, writes Rangi Hirini.
For the past week, a lot of people have been talking about the Taylor ‘Tex’ Walker racism story and maybe you’re over hearing about it but we have to address the issue. And it’s not just in the AFL.
Everyone has an opinion, and we all have the right to protest, but I feel that now is not the time for debating VAD, that part is over. Now is the time to support families going through this process.
Blak? Indigenous? Aborigine? Here’s your definitive guide to the most appropriate words you should use to describe Australia’s First Nations people.
WA is approaching the second week of voluntary assisted dying being an option for some of those in our community and it’s time for West Aussies to have this difficult and confronting conversation.
Growing up, I desperately wanted to be an entertainment journalist... not cover Indigenous affairs. So I can’t help but think about what could have been if there were more Blak reporters before me.
This NAIDOC Week, you may see businesses or departments jumping on the bandwagon. Maybe they’ll fly a flag or make an announcement about doing better. But we need commitment, not tokenism.
‘Hesitancy’ is loaded with stigma when it comes to the vaccine. You may be labelled an ‘anti-vaxxer’ or a ‘conspiracy theorist’. But as an Indigenous person — I have a reason to be wary.
As we all come down from the high that was an historic Dreamtime clash on the Derbarl Yerrigan, it’s time to consider if it’s time to bring back the AFL Indigenous All Stars match as an annual event.
Holding this week’s Dreamtime match at Optus Stadium is an incredible opportunity for the AFL to realise there are footy fans outside Melbourne.
The grim reality of Australia’s most talked about ‘reality’ television show is slowly emerging, with contestants of this year’s show speaking out to the media about their time on the show.
Murdered and missing Indigenous women is an epidemic most heard of in Canada or the US but rarely reported on in Australia. These women are not statistics, they are real people, and they need justice.
Journalist Rangi Hirini reflects on the Blak Deaths in Custody series as the special five-part investigation comes to an end.
Journalist Rangi Hirini has offered a candid reflection on the death of a young woman who died in custody in her hometown, discussing honestly the impact it had on her.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have served in every conflict since the Boer War. But when the wars ended, the status and opportunities they gained from being Diggers disappeared.
‘Couple goals’ have been a thing longer than the term itself but in the age of social media and trashy TV shows, have we as a society lost what it means to be in a healthy relationship?
Aboriginal people have customs, stories, and traditions that we pass down as a way of keeping our culture alive. One trait I wish didn’t exist among the generations is the fear we have of police.
Former One Nation candidate Travis Carter has been dumped from his weekly community radio show after sexist comments were aired about The West Australian reporter Rangi Hirini.
Brianna Dugan
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