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Australia: Lawmaker's comments on women create stir

Pooja | May 3 2007

Bill Heffernan, a close friend of Prime Minister John Howard, described Julia Gillard, the deputy leader of the opposition centre-left Labour Party, as 'deliberately barren'. He was quoted saying, 'If you're a leader, you've got to understand your...

Tags: Bill Heffernan, John Howard, Julia Gillard, Peter Costello, Australia, Liberal Party, Kevin Rudd, Politics & Society

Australia: Women returning from parental leave work in the lowest paid jobs

Pooja | Mar 7 2007

Research done by the Australian Council of Trade Union (ACTU) postulated that women in full time jobs on an average earn $100 a week less than men, the same gender pay gap as 1978, almost 30 years ago. Figures by Australian Bureau of Statistics...

Tags: Australia, Australian Council Of Trade Union, Australian Bureau Of Statistics, Sharan Burrow, Joe Hockey, Politics & Society

Interview

Sara Rich

Suzanne Swift, the then twenty one year old Army Specialist, was arrested for showing her reluctance in going back to fight in Iraq. She served in Iraq for a year but decided she won�t return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq.

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