women

Last week an 18-year-old woman in the Australian Defence Academy went public with the revelation she was filmed over Skype while having sex with another student. The revelation has caused criticism of the military's attitudes towards women and how much responsibility they are given. Federal defence minister Steven Smith has hit back at the incident and has called an inquiry into the ADFA's treatment of women.
 
Matthew Dawson, Samantha Lowcock and Diana Labiris report.  

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Women in the army podcast.mp3

It's hard to talk about guys, girls and money without turning to stereotypes.

Are girls really worse than guys in handling money, or are shrinking bank balances, soaring credit card debts and never-been-opened HECS statments problems that plague both genders?

Alison Hickerson reports from a seminar on young women and money.

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Money - SYNcast.mp3

18 months ago, Naomi Snell was finishing her bachelor's degree and preparing for postgraduate study in Journalism. Now she suffers from diziness, headaches and chronic fatigue that started soon after she recieved her first shot of Gardasil.

The vaccination against cervical cancer, Gardasil, has been administered to more than six million women in Australia alone. Some women who've had the vaccine have suffered from adverse reactions.

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Naomi Gardasil - SYNcast.mp3

He looks pretty good with his shirt off, but Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has had a troubled relationship with women.

Dubbed the "Mad Monk", he's shared his thoughts that echo a time when pre-marital sex was frowned upon, divorce was uncommon and abortion was illegal - and these haven't helped.

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Maternity leave - SYNcast.mp3