Category Archives: australia

Australia’s new Prime Minister and a clash of values

Last week in Australia, Julia Gillard became the first female Prime Minister in the country's history.
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Tony Abbott and the Liberals: Truthiness Down Under

With an Australian Federal election coming up later this year, the truthiness of Abbott and his party will be of ever-greater importance.
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Mandatory sterilization & trans men in Australia

New South Wales and Western Australia wish to remove trans men's capacity to bear children.
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London Film Festival: “Blessed” is condescension in film format

O’Connor’s Rhonda is infuriating, pitiful and sexy as she meets with her case manager, Gail.
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Gordon Ramsay on Tracy Grimshaw: a case of foot-in-mouth disease

Though Ramsay considers himself to be a champion because of his promotion of female chefs, his often misogynist commentary erases the benefit of his actions.
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Gay marriage in Australia? Whoah, not so fast

But hold the phone. The aforementioned new law, my friends, is a Federal law, and does not apply to State legislation.
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