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Calls for Prime Minister Tony Abbott to resign as the Minister for Women

Calls for Prime Minister Tony Abbott to resign as the Minister for Women

The statement comes in the wake of controversy over Mr Abbott winking at an ABC radio host when a pensioner called to ask him about the budget and said she was forced to work on a sex hotline to make ends meet. Caller Gloria said, “I’m a 67-year-old pensioner. Three chronic incurable medical conditions, two […]
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Women tricked into slavery: report

Women tricked into slavery: report

The Australian Institute of Criminology report found hundreds of vulnerable women are immigrating each year for marriage, only to be enslaved and mistreated. Individual cases included a woman who was forced to look after her mother-in-law and a family of 15 while her husband, who kept her passport, instead lived with his girlfriend. Another, The […]
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Tougher domestic violence laws

Tougher domestic violence laws

The changes to the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 come into action today, with Sergeants and those higher in the ranks of the NSW Police Force granted authorisation to issue the provisional restraining orders. Police can also remove an offender from the scene immediately if it ensures safety for the victim. Previously police […]
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Ricky Ponting and wife expecting child

Ricky Ponting and wife expecting child

The 39-year-old told the Sunday Herald Sun that Rianna was five months pregnant with the couple’s first son. “We’ve got two little girls at the moment, so it’s good to know we’ve got a little boy coming along,” he said. “I’ll be able to spend some time in the backyard honing his cricket skills in,” […]
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Watts speaks about film industry sexism

Watts speaks about film industry sexism

Speaking at the Calvin Klein’s Women in Film party at the Cannes Film Festival, the 45-year-old star said: “Jane Campion is right to say that there’s an inherent sexism in the film industry. But there’s also a lack of women putting themselves forward”. The Oscar-nominated actress also said female directors and actors have a different […]
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