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Western Australia refuses to change the laws where people who have no criminal convictions are imprisoned if they do not have the capacity to pay a fine. People are languishing… Read more »
Category: Australia
The Gender Gap In Pain: How Womens Illnesses Are Treated Differently
We know that the gender gap permeates into many different facets of women’s lives. Arenas of contention still exist in the pay cheques we receive, the boardrooms we sit in,… Read more »
5 Indigenous women who didn’t get the credit
Natalie Cromb writes for NITV: It is no secret where we —Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women— are placed on the scale of relevance and importance in this country. We… Read more »
Australia’s low-paid workforce a threat to wages growth
Carers – aged care, childcare and disability care workers – have been the No.1 growth occupation in the past 10 years, with an additional 170,000 workers added between the 2006… Read more »
The Brisbane male-only Tattersall’s Club votes to allow female members
The male only Tattersall’s Club prepared to enter the 21st Century last night, when its members voted to allow women to join the club. Still, the vote in favour of… Read more »
It’s time to change the rules
With the rise of the #MeToo movement, the spotlight has been shone on how our society treats women, writes Christine Smyth. It has always been the case, that overall, our… Read more »
Why are our prisons full of domestic violence victims?
The number of women in prison is continuing to soar, new data shows. But advocates warn we can’t arrest the increase until we start properly addressing domestic abuse, which affects… Read more »
The Nationals have had more scandals this year than they have women
Between Andrew Broad, Barnaby Joyce and Barry O’Sullivan’s staffer who has been put on indefinite leave, the Nationals have had more scandals than women. Source: The Nationals have had more… Read more »
Queensland policeman stood down from duty over charge for leaking DV complainant’s address
Key points: Senior Constable Neil Punchard has been stood down pending his court appearance next month He allegedly leaked a woman’s address to her former partner, who was subject to… Read more »
Women’s safety advocates call for stronger family violence protections
About 70 to 80 per cent of people observed intervention orders made against them and about 10 per cent “push the boundaries”, keeping their ex-partner “in constant fear” without doing… Read more »