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When it came to early women's rights, Australia was largely at the forefront. “It was one of the first countries in the world to grant non-Indigenous women the right to vote and stand for parliament,” Sharon Crozier-De Rosa, a professor in history at the University of Wollongong, tells WHO.
This makes it even more shocking that for decades, a war was waged across Sydney's beaches to police women's swimsuits. While a bikini is seen for many now as a summer staple, from the 1930s to the 1960s, beach inspectors patrolled the shores at Bondi to ensure women complied with modesty standards.
Waverley Council, which governs Bondi, had strict rules for swimsuits, including that they must have legs that were at least 7cms long, completely cover the front of the body from the armpits to the waist and have straps to hold them up for people over 12.
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BUILT TO LAST
THESE CELEBRITY COUPLES DEFIED ALL ODDS TO FORM ENDURING UNIONS

KATHERINE KELLY LANG
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL'S BROOKE HAS BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE

DANGEROUS MIND
ANALYSING THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND CELEBRITY STALKING.

'WE ALL SEE OURSELVES IN BRIDGET'
THE ACTOR REVEALS JUST HOW MUCH HE LOVED JOINING THE FRANCHISE AND A RAREFIED GROUP OF LEADING MEN

THE REMAKING OF WILL SMITH
THE ACTOR IS BACK WITH A BRAND NEW ALBUM, THE FIRST STEP IN HIS CAREFULLY CHOREOGRAPHED POST-SLAP COMEBACK

NATASHA LESTER
THE AUTHOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO A DESERVING HEROINE

MEET THE FARMERS
GET TO KNOW THE NEW CROP OF FELLAS AS THEY SEARCH FOR LOVE ON THE LAND

HALLE BERRY 'CHRIS WAS MY HERO ON SET'
THE STAR IS GRATEFUL FOR THIS AUSSIE HEART-THROB

'I'M SUCH A NERD'
THE LAST OF US ACTOR TELLS WHO ABOUT HIS HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, CO-STAR CHEMISTRY AND TAKING A STAB AT COMEDY

RUSSELL BRAND FACING COURT FOR RAPE
THE FORMER 'SEX ADDICT' STILL DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS