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Sexist screen representations of women start in the script

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
imageScript writers need to think past adjectives for "sexy" when creating female characters. David Noah, CC BY-SA

The issue of poor female representation in movies has been examined from manyangles, from the lack of women in positions in power to investors wary of female-led films. But do the problems start before the cameras begin to roll?

How female...

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Turnbull pulls back from sweeping statement on capital gains tax

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

Malcolm Turnbull has not totally removed changes to capital gains tax from the options on the tax table – despite apparently doing so in Question Time.

Turnbull told parliament that “increasing capital gains tax is no part of our thinking whatsoever”.

But later his office said he was referring to Labor’s proposal to halve the...

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