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Getting Real lauded in NSW Parliament
Posted by on Monday, December 07, 2009 (08:00:00)

NSW Government Whip, Greg Donelley MLC has expressed dismay at Cotton On's ongoing promotion of raunchy baby t-shirts, despite promises to remove them from outlets. Donnelly cited the American Psychological Association's 2007 Task Force Report on the Sexualisation of Girls as clear evidence of the negative impacts on child development of our increasingly pornified society. He went on to highlight Getting Real as a 'status report' on the issue, saying that, 'Australia can be proud that we have some of the world's most outstanding advocates and activists on this most important public policy matter'.


Read more at editor Melinda Tankard Reist's blog.



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