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IN A nation as rich in immigrants as Australia, feminists are rightly seeking to bring light to the sufferings of women who migrate from Third World countries with stories of abuse. However, on occasion, this feminist discussion slips into racist rhetoric that is oppressive to these women, just like the patriarchies they flee. The use [...]

These are just ordinary men, fathers, grandfathers, brothers, uncles, who have been made to feel like criminals around children. In the same way, you can understand why men using the change rooms at a public swimming pool might be concerned about the presence of unsupervised young boys undressing nearby. Afraid of being falsely accused of being paedophiles in an increasingly febrile atmosphere in which even the mildest accusation of sexual impropriety can be ruinous.

Researchers at the University of Texas have just published a study in the journal Psychological Science where they detail their findings on the behavior of rats raised in particular groups. The male rats who were raised solely with female rats–their “sisters”–were found to be less sexually active later on than the male rats who were raised with other male rats.

Australian swimming comeback king Geoff Huegill took anti-depressants on and off for six years and felt no more than a “glorified promotional model” at the peak of his swimming career. The 31-year-old revealed yesterday that he has struggled with clinical depression since 2002 with feelings of worthlessness triggering a downward spiral.

The High Court ruled that a complaint under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act could not be made by female members of the husband’s family, because the act could not be used against women.

A woman who lied to UK detectives claiming she was raped, has been cautioned by police.

KEN THOMPSON did not see his son for 2½ years. Now he sees him three times a week but he really wants to see him in Australia. Andrew Thompson was three when his mother, Melinda Stratton, took him overseas from Sydney after a custody battle in 2008. More than a month after his son was found in the Netherlands, Mr Thompson is still fighting to have him brought home.

SCHOOLBOYS from an Australian school have been banned from a pool changeroom because adult male swimmers are afraid they’ll be falsely labelled paedophiles. A Hornsby Shire Council spokesman said the ban protected members of the public from facing false accusations and to protect the boys from any undesirables who could be in the change rooms.

THE family law system is in dire strife with cases increasing by almost 20,000 in the past decade and lawyers now raking in almost $5 billion a year. Family law activists say the system has become a “lawyers’ picnic” with each case now costing parties an average of $40,000.

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