Whether it be radio rants or Married at First Sight confessions, one thing is clear: misogyny masquerading as entertainment is no longer just an unspoken rule - it is a staple of Australian pop culture.

Well here we are again, the most dreaded day in every single persons calendar, February 14th. A day where all social media wants to show you is the happy couples, the cute heart shaped pizzas and don’t even get me started on those dang teddy bears. But if your day doesn’t look like that, trust me you’re not alone.

“The generation of untouchables must end” were the words David Crisafulli said when he unveiled his “Adult Crime, Adult Time” youth crime policy as part of the LNP’s Making Queensland Safer Laws at the 2024 LNP Convention in July. With the promise that if elected in October there will be less victims of crime in Queensland by Christmas.

In 2023 the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) revealed that 117.3 million people have been forcibly displaced. Whether it be due to war, conflict, or persecution there are many who find themselves desperate for a new place to call home, but government hoops and regulations in Australia are leaving people lost in limbo — some for well over a decade.

“54, NO MORE!” was just one of the many chants echoed through the latest nationwide rally organised by not-for-profit organisation, What Were You Wearing, calling for an end to violence against women in memory of the 54 women who have been reportedly killed at the hands of male violence.

A 2023 report by Stream Hatchet shows that only 10% of the highest earning Twitch live streamers were women, amid claims by Twitch that women in the live-streaming industry is more prominent than ever, leading women to speak out about their experience in the live-streaming space and change the narrative of who a gamer is.