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Van Badham is a theatre-maker and novelist, occasional broadcaster and critic, feminist, bogan and trollfighter. Follow her on twitter: @vanbadham. She lives in Melbourne
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Van Badham: In industries low in glamour and high in exploitation, employers sign contracts that take their working rights away from them. This is why unions matter
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Ambitious vision, tragic themes and excellent performances combine in a piece of theatre as complex as the relationship between black and white Australia, writes Van Badham
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Swimmers in kaleidoscope waters prove a visual event for young theatregoers still learning the parameters of their own bodies, writes Van Badham
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Brown Cab theatre are at the top of their game crafting a show from an Indigenous source text with craft and originality, writes Van Badham
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Van Badham and Ben Eltham: Are Australian students not escalating protest because they don’t know how bad their situation will be? Perhaps they don’t realise how influential they can be
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Julie Bishop doesn't find feminism useful? What do rightwing women want, anyway?