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Cheek Media Co.
cheekmedia.substack.com > p > you-cant-run-with-us-indonesian-locals

You can't run with us: Indonesian locals rejected from a Dutch-owned run club

4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (623+ words) When we travel to places like Bali and only eat western food, stay in westernised villas owned by off-shore millionaires, shop in foreign-owned businesses and avoid interacting with locals, we add to a complex layer of neocolonialism indirectly harming these…...

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cheekmedia.substack.com > p > it-doesnt-always-start-with-a-fist

It doesn't always start with a fist, sometimes it starts with a condom

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (277+ words) Stealthing, hidden pills, “let’s not use anything tonight”, controlling a woman’s body is one of the earliest and most invisible forms of domestic violence. A GP on reproductive coercion, and why it belongs in the conversation about health and prevention,…...

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cheekmedia.substack.com > p > the-rise-of-paywalled-friendships

The rise of paywalled friendships

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (661+ words) In the age of late stage capitalism, finding a true third space is near impossible, and social clubs are cashing in, writes Alyssa Forato. I already pay for memberships to a Pilates and dance studio, and have made a couple…...

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cheekmedia.substack.com > p > has-anyone-checked-in-on-barnabys

Has anyone checked on Barnaby's dog?

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (37+ words) Hannah Ferguson | Substack Has anyone checked on Barnaby's dog? Cheek's recap on the week that was. Hannah is in charge of the newsletter for a month, so we’re experimenting...

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cheekmedia.substack.com > p > the-vulnerable-humans-that-may-pay

The vulnerable humans that may pay the price for automated systems

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (202+ words) The Robodebt scandal was enormous and costly, but as similar automated decision-making systems are rolled out in the NDIS and aged care, it is unclear whether the government has learnt its lesson, writes Digital Rights Watch co-founder, Lizzie O’Shea. In…...

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cheekmedia.substack.com > p > how-do-we-raise-good-men-abbie-chatfields

How do we raise “good” men? Abbie Chatfield’s new show offers some ideas

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (520+ words) I attended Abbie Chatfield’s new show while pregnant with my first child, a little boy. The tour dissects the concept of masculinity and many impacts of patriarchy. Ironically though, the most profound parts of ‘Abbie Chatfield Loves Men’ hit feminist…...

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cheekmedia.substack.com > p > the-community-being-turned-into-a

The community being turned into a data centre dumping ground

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (618+ words) Across the United States, researchers and environmental justice advocates have documented how data centres have increasingly been concentrated in lower-income communities and communities of colour. Now, Melbourne’s west is at risk of becoming Victoria’s version of that same story, writes…...

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cheekmedia.substack.com > p > youre-not-just-hormonal-how-pmdd

You're not 'just hormonal': How PMDD hides in plain sight

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (381+ words) Premenstrual dysphoric disorder affects hundreds of thousands of Australians, yet takes more than a decade to diagnose. The problem isn’t women’s hormones - it’s our expectation that women will absorb suffering quietly, writes GP Dr Rebekah Hoffman. It is not just…...

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cheekmedia.substack.com > p > in-less-than-a-week-four-women-and

In less than a week, four women and girls in Australia have been killed by a male known to them - and the silence is deafening

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (185+ words) Hannah Ferguson | Substack In less than a week, four women and girls in Australia have been killed by a male known to them - and the silence is deafening Cheek's recap on the week that was. Hello and happy Saturday! Bringing…...

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cheekmedia.substack.com > p > 20-years-on-we-are-still-fighting

20 years on, we are still fighting to protect Murujuga's ancient rock art

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (742+ words) Friends of Australian Rock Art (FARA) will next week take on Woodside in a major Federal Court challenge to protect Murujuga from the toxic emissions of the North West Shelf project - which was last year granted an extension until 2070. Next…...