Celeste Liddle is an Indigenous feminist (Arrernte), unionist, and writer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Having first risen to prominence via her personal blog, Rantings of an Aboriginal Feminist, Liddle has written opinion and commentary for several media publications and anthologies.
Celeste Liddle | |
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 Liddle at a Melbourne rally in February 2022 | |
| Born | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Alma mater | La Trobe University University of Melbourne Monash University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and unionist |
| Political party | Greens (2021-2023) |
| Website | Rantings of an Aboriginal Feminist |
Early life and education edit
Liddle was born in Canberra, Australia, and moved to Melbourne with her family when she was 14.[1]
She has an honours degree in arts from La Trobe University, a graduate diploma from the University of Melbourne and a masters in communications and media studies from Monash University.[2] In 2020, Liddle undertook a Masters at Monash University[3] and in 2021 was awarded the Academic Medal for Excellence.[4]
Career edit
Writing and broadcasting edit
Liddle hosted the IndigenousX program from 19 June 2015.[5]
She has been a regular columnist for Eureka Street since 2017, having written her first opinion piece for them two years earlier. She has also been a columnist and featured writer for Daily Life,[6] The Saturday Paper,[7] and The Guardian.[8] She has also provided commentary for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Special Broadcasting Service (SBS).[citation needed]
In addition to opinion writing, Liddle has been published in a number of anthologies, including Black Inc's Growing Up Aboriginal In Australia,[9] Pan McMillan's "Mothers and Others" and Hardie Grant's "Better than Sex".[citation needed]
She has been involved in several major literary events, including the All About Women Festival,[10] Melbourne Writers Festival,[11] the Antidote Festival,[12] The Melbourne Anarchist Bookfair[13] and the Bendigo Writers' Festival.[14][citation needed]
Activism and unionism edit
As of 2023[update], Liddle works as National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Organiser for the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU).[15] She was instrumental in ensuring that the NTEU vocally supported the campaign to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Australia.[16]
Politics edit
In May 2021, Liddle was preselected by the Victorian Greens for the seat of Cooper in the 2022 federal election.[17] Cooper is the Melbourne electorate where she has lived for over 20 years. Her campaign set out to include dental into Medicare, enhance workers' rights, increase renewable energy in response to the climate emergency, and work towards truth and treaty for First Nations people. Liddle was also a strong advocate for the Greens policy to tax billionaires and for Melbourne's live music and arts scenes.[18]
In the 2022 election, Liddle gained 27.7% of the primary vote, coming second to the incumbent Labor trade unionist Ged Kearney. However she increased the Greens vote by 6.7% while Labor's decreased by -5% on the previous election.[19]
Liddle left the Greens in February 2023.[20]
Recognition edit
In 2017, she was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.[21][22]
References edit
- ^ "Celeste Liddle, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Organiser", National Tertiary Education Union, archived from the original on 20 August 2016, retrieved 18 January 2017
- ^ "Celeste Liddle", bendigowritersfestival.com.au, Bendigo Writers Festival, archived from the original on 28 June 2015, retrieved 18 January 2017
- ^ Liddle, Celeste. "Higher education should be for everyone". Eureka Street. Eureka Street. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "I'd just like to inform the person who hides behind the @IndigenousUoM account, and who tried to make out that I was stupid a few weeks back only to have it backfire spectacularly, that I have just found out I have been awarded the Academic Medal for Excellence by Monash🖕🏾". Twitter. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Five Questions with Celeste Liddle", IndigenousX, 2015, archived from the original on 20 August 2016, retrieved 18 January 2017
- ^ "Celeste Liddle". The Age. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Celeste Liddle". The Saturday Paper. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Celeste Liddle". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Growing up Aboriginal in Australia by Anita Heiss. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Blak Matriarchies". Sydney Opera House. 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "EVENT - Melbourne Writer's Festival". liminalmag.com. 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Antidote". Sydney Opera House. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "August 2015". Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ https://issuu.com/cvebendigo/docs/2023_bwf_program_clickable_links
- ^ "Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander". NTEU. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "NTEU National Executive passes motion in support of raising the age of criminal responsibility". NTEU. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Indigenous activist to run for Greens in Ged Kearney's inner-Melbourne seat". Sydney Morning Herald. 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Missing Melbourne's music scene". Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Cooper (Key Seat) - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Liddle, Celeste (26 June 2023). "I remain undecided on the Indigenous voice to parliament. And I'm exhausted". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Women's Honour Roll Receives 25 New Inductees". Victorian Premier. Premier of Victoria. 6 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "NTEU congratulates Celeste Liddle". NTEU. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2023.