A vegan cafe in Melbourne’s north, which “became the punching bag of Melbourne” after introducing an 18 per cent “man tax”, is closing down so its owner can pursue some “hands-on” work.
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“We were just one little tiny shop on Sydney Rd that was trying to carve out a swathe of space to prioritise women and women’s issues, and suddenly we became the punching bag of Melbourne and the internet. “When we learnt that it wasn’t only men’s rights activists targeting us, yet people from within our own communities, we encouraged respectful and robust debate,” they wrote.Source:News Corp Australia
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