Reading a book about Eileen O’Shaughnessy, the “invisible” wife of George Orwell, has prompted an examination of what stories we cover, and what we might have missed.
does a lot more than shine some much-needed light on a wonderful individual and her significant contribution on many levels to the works of Orwell – it also uses her situation to take a fresh look at patriarchy and its influence in our relationships today.I have always admired Orwell’s writing, and still do, but it’s impossible to read this lively work without reappraising his character and some of his shocking shortcomings.
I have been thinking about this failure to examine, to ask hard questions, to think outside a narrowly defined set of parameters, or even to see some things at allFor instance, how did the board of Qantas allow former chief executive Alan Joyce to so relentlessly pursue his profit-driven agenda based on highly dubious and possibly illegal treatment of both customers and the workforce. Our columnist Liz Knight had a great piece on Wednesdayin the light of the reputational damage to the company.
Another shock this week has been the Voice and the increasingly nasty and polarised war erupting on both sides of this important national debate. Bevan wrote very eloquently about the
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