Women

Delinquent fathers must face responsibilities

Delinquent fathers must face responsibilities

Tweet The Government must make a stand to ensure delinquent fathers own up to their responsibilities to financially support their children, says Denise Allen. Dr Parker: “Don’t worry … it will only be a little prick” ...

 

Ariel Castro and the Ohio locked up girls

Ariel Castro and the Ohio locked up girls

Tweet The fate of kidnapping rapist Ariel Castro will be watched by millions of men around the world who have done similar things, says Bob Ellis. Ariel Castro (screen shot from ITN YouTube video.) IT IS LIKELY that Ariel Castro, the Cleveland...

 

SBS — Housos and hypocrisy

SBS — Housos and hypocrisy

Tweet In a dizzying display of hypocrisy, rather than take action against the vile and violent misogyny promoted by one of its shows on Facebook, SBS have simply tried to deflect attention away from itself. Dr Benjamin Thomas Jones. When Independent...

 

Housos hide while SBS disowns them

Housos hide while SBS disowns them

Tweet SBS distances itself from Housos, while the show’s Facebook page continues promoting violent misogynistic abuse of the PM. Benjamin Thomas Jones reports. [Warning: this article contains very strong language.] GROWING UP in Blacktown...

 

Tony Abbott the feminist

Tony Abbott the feminist

Tweet Despite what Margie Abbott might say, a man with three daughters and a gay sister is not necessarily a feminist, says Sarah Burnside. THERE’S AN election coming up, and operation Humanise Opposition Leader is well underway. The...

 

Justice system discriminates against abused women

Justice system discriminates against abused women

Tweet Australian rapists have only a minuscule chance of conviction; on International Women’s Day, Evan Whitton calls for the justice system to be changed to better protect women. It is said that no cause is finally lost until it has a day...

 

Nova Peris, the Prime Minister and Trish Crossin

Nova Peris, the Prime Minister and Trish Crossin

Tweet PM Julia Gillard has replaced Senator Trish Crossin with “Supa” Nova Peris in the NT, ostensibly to promote Indigenous women. Tess Lawrence says there’s much more to it than that. NOVA RICHE AND PERIS HILTON-TYPE CELEBRITY By contributing...

 

Peta Credlin over-eggs Tony Abbott

Peta Credlin over-eggs Tony Abbott

Tweet Astoundingly, Tony Abbott has rolled out Peta Credlin, his chief of staff, with a sob story about IVF in a vain bid try to win over female voters. Denise Allen comments. The many faces of Peta Credlin. NOW TONY ABBOTT has rolled out his...

 

The Motorcycle Song of Aceh

The Motorcycle Song of Aceh

Tweet A city in Indonesia is planning to ban women from straddling motorbikes behind male drivers. Contributing editor-at-large Tess Lawrence reports. Q: What’s red, hot and throbs between your legs? A: A Honda. Yep, it could be one of...

 

Rape and afterwards

Rape and afterwards

Tweet Sadly – so sadly – the girl brutally gang-raped in India has died; with a society in uproar, Bob Ellis considers the plight of women in an unfair world. THE RAPED GIRL in India – popularly dubbed Nirbhaya, the ‘Fearless One’...

 
 
 
 

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