Tarneen Onus Williams

Oct 17, 2023 | inkl.com | Maeve McGregor |Tarneen Onus Williams |Daanyal Saeed

At least 1,000 kids in Gaza are dead, according to the , but politicians back home are fretting about trans kids again for some reason. Liberal Senator Alex Antic has proposed a bill that bans forms of gender reassignment treatment and surgery for those aged under 18, The Australian ($) reports, though he put it forward in a “private capacity”, not as a Liberal. It’s just a “headline-grabber”, one SA Liberal told the paper, and a dead end politically — look at Victoria.

Oct 16, 2023 | crikey.com.au | Tarneen Onus Williams

As a Gunditjmara and Yorta Yorta person through my mother and a Bindal and Meriam person through my father, both sides of my family and I are devastated. My heart is with Blackfullas around the country as Australia said No to a representative body for First Nations peoples, to our aspirations, to our solutions and to our leadership. This has been a win for right-wing politics and for misinformation and disinformation.

Oct 3, 2023 | crikey.com.au | Tarneen Onus Williams |Jack Callil

In the lead-up to the Voice to Parliament referendum on October 14, we First Nations peoples are feeling the boot on our neck. It’s harmed my health, and I’ve been feeling extremely conflicted about voting Yes. I know the incredible work of Blackfullas who demand we should have Treaty first, and I agree with the progressive No in so many ways — I’m usually fighting side by side with them against the violent settler colonial system. However, this time my approach will be different.