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Anne Summers

Anne Summers is a Fairfax Media columnist.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is far from succeeding her husband.

Clinton's path to the top bucks the trend

If Hillary Clinton wins on November 8 she will have forged a remarkable and unprecedented political trail: the first woman in more than 200 years of American democracy to win the Presidency, and the first former First Lady to become Commander-in-chief.

Campaigning for change: Rosie Batty has been at the forefront of educating the community about family violence.

Bashing of 'domestic violence industry' beyond the pale

I think most of us would agree that mocking someone for their suffering and attendant misery is a cruel and abhorrent thing to do. Un-Australian even, given we like to think we are the kind of country that extends a hand to those who are down on their luck or who have suffered misfortune of any kind.