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Barbara Wertheim
Barbara Wertheim OAM, a former Commissioner for Equal Opportunity, Vic., led Australia’s first Taskforce on Domestic Violence; has advised the Federal and the NSW Governments on policy and services re violence against women; She has advised some of Australia’s largest private and public organisations on anti discrimination issues.
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In praise of women’s work: reflecting on International Women’s Day
Failure to appropriately value the work women do perpetuates their subordinate status. Continue reading »
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The ANZAC story is inadequate as the basis for of a national identity
Anzac Day is upon us and there’ll be the usual effort to promote the notion that participation in WW1 is the basis of our national identity. I have serious problems with this concept. Continue reading »
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It’s been a long time baby: the fight to end violence against women
Men’s abuse of women is still a significant problem, but our government seems unwilling to genuinely acknowledge this fact. Continue reading »
