Curator Katie Yuill poses with the Girls in the Tin Shed exhibition at Sydney University Gallery. Photo: Steven Siewert

Decades before Banksy took political messages, made them sexy and infiltrated society with street art, a group of Sydney women were already on the case.

The University of Sydney's Tin Sheds workshop space was a hotbed of female artistic expression, producing an arsenal of posters tackling feminist issues, anti-nuclear crusades and Aboriginal land rights.

To tie-in with the 40th anniversary of International Women's Year, Girls at the Tin Sheds: Sydney Feminist Posters 1975-90 is an exhibition featuring 76 posters from a vault of more than 800 which vividly depict the discourse of the time.

Tony Robertson's History I . Photo: Sarah Thomas

Artist Marie McMahon, who has several works in the exhibition, says they saw themselves as outsiders to the mainstream art establishment, inspired by acts like the Sex Pistols and the Clash.

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"There was a lot of rather dry propaganda around but I think we brought a bit of aesthetics and excitement to the way we presented ideas," McMahon says.

"A lot of it is rough. You look back and think, well, yeah, the printing was pretty dodgy and some of the design could be a bit amateurish at times but there's also that energy, there's that spirit that comes out of that roughness."

Marie McMahon's A Stitch in Time Saves Nine encouraged men to be equally responsible for birth control. Photo: Sarah Thomas

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New information recently released by CPS sheds light on the case of late 2-month-old Justice Hull, the baby girl whom Dallas police say was drowned by a 14-year-old.

The report gives a detailed look at multiple CPS cases involving Justice and her two older siblings.

A summary indicates that over the course of four-and-a-half years, there were as many as nine complaints and four separate investigations dealing with the siblings allegedly suffering abuse.

Justice died Jan. 26 at the home of a family friend whom CPS approved as a temporary caregiver. The teen suspect who lived at that home is charged with murder.

Justice's mother, Keshondria Hull, was released from Dallas County's Lew Sterrett Jail after Justice's death to attend her funeral.

Some details from the CPS report include how Justice's temporary caregiver at the apartment where she died had requested additional help from the state because her 19-year-old son who was watching Justice for periods of time would be returning to school.

The report states, "The caregiver requested daycare assistance twice and was denied general protective daycare assistance as the investigation was identified for closure."

An overall look at the cases involving all three siblings began in September 2011. Complaints concerning the oldest included medical neglect, physical abuse and neglectful supervision.

A case involving Keshondria's second child included allegations of physical abuse and neglectful supervision.

Just two weeks after Justice was born, there was a complaint of neglectful supervision.

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Prime Minister John Key has criticised Labour for doing a "behind the bike sheds" deal by encouraging its voters to back Winston Peters in Northland.

The New Zealand First leader is polling neck and neck with National candidate Mark Osborne in the Northland by-election, well ahead of Labour's Willow-Jean Prime on 20 per cent.

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Labour leader Andrew Little responded to the Q+A Colmar Brunton poll result with a thinly veiled play to get Northland's Labour voters to back Mr Peters.

"Those who want to support Willow-Jean, they'll carry on supporting her," Mr Little said on Sunday.

"Those who can see the opportunity to make a difference, they'll cast their vote accordingly."

John Key has criticised Labour for doing a "behind the bike sheds" deal by encouraging its voters to back Winston Peters in Northland. Photo: Getty

"Of course Andrew Little is doing that," he told TVNZ's Breakfast on Monday.

"These guys always criticise us but when the going gets tough Andrew Little's message is not that subtle. It's vote for Winston Peters, don't vote for Labour.

"Labour's going to come a terrible, terrible third because they're not even trying."

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Women are not acing lifes balancing act.

No surprise, say experts. How can women feel balanced when our society places so much on their shoulders and then expects them to walk around and deal with it all - on stilettos no less?! says Susie Orman Schnall, mother of three young boys and author of the soon-to-be-released The Balance Project: A Novel.

Many women are struggling trying to do it all, have it all, and Make It Happen, which happens to be the theme of International Womens Day on March 8 and promotes womens equality and advancement.

But things are not equal on the home or work front, so personal balance is not happening. A new BMO study released in honour of International Womens Day 2015 indicates that fewer than half of Canadian women feel theyve achieved work-life balance. Only 31% say they get the needed support at home to attain home/work balance.

Women take on the lions share of household responsibilities, whether it is acting as primary caregiver for the children, doing housework or generally playing the role of chief operating officer of the family, says Julie Barker-Merz, spokesperson for BMO. Our study clearly indicates that many women are struggling with balancing their home and work lives and are seeking the active support of their spouses, children and employers in helping them do so.

Life is a tightrope for many working women, and they struggle to get a flawless grip on this unrealistic and unhealthy high wire act. Being the perfect mother and the perfect employee cant be achieved simultaneously without something falling through the cracks, says Schnall.

Feeling balanced is virtually impossible because of the prevailing reality of what most women actually have to contend with on a daily basis and the pressures that they are under from demanding bosses/industries, relentless social media, 24/7 connectivity, home/family life - lets face it, most women will always take on the lions share at home - and their own expectations of themselves to lead vibrant, successful, happy lives... Its almost laughable!

Schnall has interviewed countless working women for The Balance Project, an online interview series she founded. The goal is to feature authentic voices to show that all women are making sacrifices, that all women struggle, and that women arent alone facing the challenge of trying to juggle work, family, and self.

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