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We will not be lectured on misogyny. The witch hunt of Julia Gillard in her second act.

The current scapegoating of Australia's first female PM over “women’s-based rights” is unfair, given the country protected trans people in law long…

Published on Jun 11 by Amy Fallon

The time I was an extra in a Bollywood movie with Kylie - and my best bits of the Netflix docu.

All that remains of it is this black-and-white clipping, and my fading memories.

Published on Jun 7 by Amy Fallon

The strangest lockdown ever - a screenplay serialized for Substack.

Need a laugh about some of the crazy sh*t that we did - and survived - during the pandemic? Stuff it, I've decided to publish this here as an excuse to…

Published on Jun 1 by Amy Fallon

Thoughts and prayers for women and girls in Australia - and for those trying to whip up a culture war.

And why is the new poster girl for the "women's rights" movement backed by a Christian group trying to roll back abortion rights in the US and UK among…

Published on May 24 by Amy Fallon

"Change calls us here." Takeaways from the world's biggest gender equality conference.

Women Deliver 2026, held in Naarm (Melbourne) last week, focused on climate justice and the rights of Indigenous and Pacific women, among other…

Published on May 3 by Amy Fallon

Should women comedians be self-deprecating or not? I'm still working it out.

But at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, I saw arguably the world's most unself-deprecating female stand up of our time.

Published on Apr 19 by Amy Fallon

When will enough be enough, when it comes to toxic social media?

Andrew Tate has become a Substack bestseller, going “down a rabbit hole”, and with its "free speech" experiment, goes this platform, too.

Published on Apr 16 by Amy Fallon

Keeping on keeping on

With work, writing, pitching, Substack, finding your voice, life.

Published on Apr 10 by Amy Fallon