Senator Sue Boyce delivers valedictory speech calling out Abbott as “a sexist”.
Senator Sue Boyce has delivered a powerful exit interview today before her formal retirement from politics at the end of June.
During the interview, she called Tony Abbott one of many “subtle sexists” found in Australian Parliament, and criticised Gillard for singling out the PM as a rarity and using the word ‘misogynist’ instead of ‘sexist’ to describe him.
Boyce also added many of the older male MP’s against the paid parental leave scheme had outdated views and “still yearn for the life when…proper mothers stayed home and looked after the children”.
She did however concede that Mr Abbott had been more receptive of female views than many of her other male colleagues over the years.
Pakistani woman, 21, gang-raped and killed.
A 21-year-old woman, Muzammil Bibi, was yesterday attacked and gang raped by three men in a field in the Layyah area in the province of Punjab. Bibi was found hanged from a tree in a case that is eerily similar to the horrific deaths of two women hanged in India last month.
Officials say this is the first time they have seen such a case occurring in Pakistan.
They also reported that Bibi’s body revealed signs of resistance against the attackers’ attempts to strangle her.
Three men have so far confessed to the crime. Two policemen have also been held on suspicion of trying to cover up the crime.
Popular blogger Instagram suspended due to daughter’s ‘nude’ photos.
Popular blogger Courtney Adamo from Babycinno Kids has been deleted from Instagram after numerous complaints photos of her daughter violated community standards of nudity. The photo that has attracted the attention is of daughter Marlow lifting up her shirt to reveal her belly.
Defending her decision to post the photos Adamo said, “I thought it was such a sweet photo of my baby girl and her gorgeous, round belly (and outie belly button).”
Instagram is yet to comment on how the photo violated community standards. Adamo remains adamant the pictures she posts contain no offensive nudity.
Childcare Affordability Report reveals skyrocketing cost of childcare.
A Childcare Affordability in Australia Report, prepared by AMP and the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, has revealed that some full-time working parents are earning less than $5 per hour after childcare costs, income tax and the government benefits for stay-at- home parents they are not eligible for are deducted from their wages.
The report also revealed the rising cost of childcare for governments. Assistive measures and payments cost the government $900 million in 2000, increasing to $4.7 billion last financial year.
John Cherry, from Goodstart Early Learning has said, “there are some really serious disincentives in the childcare system that really need to be reformed”.
New prime suspect in MH370 disappearance released.
The official police investigation into the disappearance of flight MH370 has revealed the captain of the plane, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, is now the prime suspect.
Top Comments
Pictures of kids in the bath and other innocent situations should only be used to embarrass them at their 21st birthday party.
Seems to me nothing has improved for Mums that are thinking of going back to work, I decided not to go back, as I was earning minimum wage and it just wasn't worth it, by the time I factored in childcare and don't forget transport costs, work clothes, extra Dr visits for every time my child got a cold from child care etc it was too expensive to work.
I know the Government wants to increase workforce participation, but how can they do that without spending a small fortune on childcare, which is probably more than they would receive in taxes anyway, maybe we just have to accept that it is cheaper all round for some women to stay home (if they wish to).