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![Appeal on caregiver ruling disappoints commissioner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Appeal on caregiver ruling disappoints commissioner
The Chief Human Rights Commissioner is 'deeply disappointed' the Crown is to appeal a High Court ruling on caregivers' rights.
!['Xmas Scrooges' fight caregiver-pay ruling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Xmas Scrooges' fight caregiver-pay ruling
The Ministry of Health is to appeal a court ruling that parents caring for disabled adult children are eligible for financial support.
![NZ women doing well but could be better - report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ women doing well but could be better - report
NZ women still struggle to gain leadership roles and suffer from high levels of domestic violence, a report says.
![Britain looks to ban anti-Islam pastor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Britain looks to ban anti-Islam pastor
Britain is considering banning far-right United States pastor Terry Jones from travelling to the UK.
![<i>Hobbit</i> casting agent fired over racism row](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Hobbit</i> casting agent fired over racism row
A casting agent for Sir Peter Jackson's planned film adaptations of The Hobbit has been dismissed after placing newspaper ads seeking extras with "light skin tones".
![Australian Greens force gay marriage back on agenda](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Australian Greens force gay marriage back on agenda
Prime Minister Julia Gillard now has no chance of avoiding a further, divisive, debate on gay marriage.
![Gay couple banned from school dance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gay couple banned from school dance
A 16-year-old girl has claimed discrimination after her private Australian school banned her lesbian partner from the ball.
![Report: Women lose boardroom gains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Report: Women lose boardroom gains
Women are losing some of the gains they have made towards workplace equality, the Human Rights Commission says.
![Summit chance to test Paul Henry fallout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Summit chance to test Paul Henry fallout
The 'Paul Henry' affair may well come up in talks between John Key and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a summit in Hanoi.
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Winston Churchill: Not his finest hour
Winston Churchill is rightly remembered for leading Britain through her finest hour - but what if he also led the country through her most shameful hour?
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Blockbusters slammed for portrayal of women
Blockbuster movies are perpetuating negative female stereotypes, according to a study of family films.