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THE LUXURY ITEM?

The Australian

Government would

have you believe,

despite all the logic

in the world, that

lobster is an “essential”

and tampons are a

“luxury”. Yes, 15 years

after the GST was

first introduced, pads

and tampons are

still classed as luxury

items – and women

are paying the price

for them. Lauren

Sams investigates >

big issue