Newspaper items which may be useful in a study of this media issue (see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)The Age: April 14, 2011, page 12, letter, `One feminist step too far'. (Letter is third item down in the online version)
http://www.theage.com.au/national/letters/without-equality-there-will-always-be-discrimination-20110413-1de97.html
The Age: April 14, 2011, page 11, analysis (photo of military funeral) by Jo Chandler, `What if it were a woman?'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/what-if-it-were-a-woman-20110413-1de96.html
The Herald-Sun: April 13, 2011, page 28, editorial, `We salute our women'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/we-salute-our-women-in-uniform/story-fn6bn88w-1226038079563
The Herald-Sun: April 13, 2011, page 7, news item, `Women not fighting fit' (hard-copy newspaper version has photo and related item on SAS fitness and other requirements).
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/victims-demand-defence-forces-abuse-inquiry/story-fn7x8me2-1226038129658
The Australian: April 13, 2011, page 13, analysis (photos) by Nicholson and Dodd, `A woman's place is in combat'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/a-womans-place-is-in-combat/story-e6frg6z6-1226038108693
The Australian: April 13, 2011, page 13, news item by Lauren Wilson, `No defence of military gender bias'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/no-defence-of-military-gender-bias/story-fn59niix-1226038109948
The Australian: April 13, 2011, page 6, news item (photo of intending recruit) by S Elks, `Gemma wants force to be with her'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/school-girl-aspires-to-combat-military-role/story-fn59niix-1226038106550
The Australian: April 13, 2011, page 6, news item by Wilson and Dodd, `PM defends women's right to fight for their country'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/prime-minister-defends-womens-right-to-fight-for-their-country/story-fn59niix-1226038116662
The Age: April 13, 2011, page 14, editorial, `Women on the front line, not the back foot'.
http://www.watoday.com.au/opinion/editorial/women-on-the-front-line-not-the-back-foot-20110412-1dckz.html
The Herald-Sun: April 12, 2011, page 1, news item (photos) by I McPhedran, `Front line women' (see also pages 4-5 photos and items under general heading, `About time girls joined the battle'). NOTE that most of these items, plus a video, are available on the link below, or on on-links.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/victims-demand-defence-forces-abuse-inquiry/story-e6frf7l6-1226037527951
The Australian: April 12, 2011, page 1, news item by M Dodd, `Combat roles offered to women'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/combat-roles-offered-to-women/story-fn59niix-1226037485919
The Age: May 5, 2011, page 17, comment by Georgia Lysaght, `Like it or not, women are no strangers to front-line fighting'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/women-are-no-strangers-to-frontline-fighting-20110504-1e8bn.html
The Age: June 16, 2011, page 3, news item by Dan Oakes, `Bunking down, navy style'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/bunking-in-navy-style-20110615-1g3yd.html
The Herald-Sun: June 15, 2011, page 9, news item (photo) by Healy and McPhedran, `Women to fight Taliban'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/australian-women-set-to-fight-taliban-next-year/story-e6frf7jo-1226075269358
The Age: June 10, 2011, page 5, news item by Dan Oakes, `Women could join frontline in Afghanistan by next year'.
http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=8BBD0AB6C63A6DFB60876029888A2063?sy=afr&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=70&clsPage=1&docID=AGE110610HU5FUFBJNJ0