Australia gender inequality

Short Fuse Links Bushfires with Domestic Violence

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Coal Companies and the Media Need to Wake up and Smell the Smoke

Warning: The following story contains content that may distress some readers. Beth’s* husband had never been violent before bushfires endangered their property in northern Victoria. But amid the Black Saturday fires of 2009, he threatened her life. “He stood up, put his hand on my neck … and he blocked my airways until I desperately … Read more

Where Does Gender Equality Fit Into Australia’s Development Policy?

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Oceania | Diplomacy | Oceania Clearly articulating gender-based violence as the world’s primary security problem is necessary to properly address it.  Advertisement Last week Australia released its new international development policy. With Australia situated in a mostly developing neighborhood, the policy is one of the central arms of its regional foreign policy. The policy recognizes that the world has … Read more