Editor's Note April Edition Round-Up G’day Sheilas readers and welcome to our April edition. Lots to read in this month’s edition, including our two stand-out feature pieces – Deanne Carson… Read More → Horacek! SheilasApril-colour Lessons in Public Life …                                               Judy Horacek… Read More → Polly Ticks VWT Sarah_sml Rewriting History, Past and Present Sheilas Editor Sarah Capper looks at how the death of the UK’s first and only female PM Margaret Thatcher last week led to local columnists… Read More → News Things I Didn't Expect Hi-Res Things I Didn’t Expect When Monica Dux found herself pregnant with her first child, she was dismayed to find it was an adventure in physical discomfort, unachievable ideals, kooky… Read More → News deanne We Say Sorry Last month Prime Minister Julia Gillard provided a moving apology on forced adoptions (a speech which was unfortunately overshadowed by party politicking). In this edition… Read More → First Person Anoop, third from left, before his speech to Moreland City Council Anoop Nair: Calling Australia Home Sheilas is pleased to reproduce this speech by Anoop Nair, given at a February public forum conducted by Moreland City Council for community planning and… Read More → A Bonza Sheila hannah gadsby bedside table Great Gadsby This month, with a nod to Melbourne’s International Comedy Festival, we feature Tasmanian comedian Hannah Gadsby as our ‘Bonza Sheila’.  1. You have a Bachelor… Read More → Culture Club i love lucy She Who Laughs Last, Laughs Best In this month’s edition of Culture Club, Bree Turner takes a look at women and comedy throughout the ages – from I Love Lucy and… Read More → Keeping It Reel KIR Keeping It Reel This image was taken by photographer  Pippa Dodds, at the 2012 performance Collisions by the Delta Project – a Melbourne dance theatre company built of… Read More → Next Edition Sneak Peek! Shh! May Sneak Peek Stay tuned for next month’s ‘Bonza Sheila’ which will feature the marvellously talented musician and activist Kavisha Mazzella (Sheilas Ed Sarah Capper for one cannot… Read More → News Disclaimer We aim to publish a variety of views on important social issues. Please note, the views published on Sheilas are the author’s and not necessarily… Read More →