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episode 230: What Bettina Arndt's Australia Day Honour Means For Women
Author and Sex Therapist Bettina Arndt has been awarded an OAM for her services to "gender equity through advocacy for men".
So why has this award caused so much controversy? Why are domestic violence advocates like Rosie Batty angry? And, who decides how the Australia Day honours are distributed?
Warning: this podcast contains discussion of sexual assault and sexual abuse. If it raises any issues for you, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14
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CREDITS
Host/Producer: Claire Murphy
Executive Producer: Melanie Tait
Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri
Guests: Jenna Price, Columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald and Canberra Times and academic at the University of Technology Sydney; and Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young from Honour The Women.
Bettina Arndt audio courtesy of Studio Ten.
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