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Australia outback mayor wins annual sexist award

An Australian outback mayor's plea for lovelorn female "ugly ducklings" to move to a remote mining town to reverse a shortage of eligible women has won him the country's yearly award for outrageous sexism.

Mount Isa Mayor John Malony infuriated women in August with a suggestion that "with five blokes to every girl, may I suggest that beauty-disadvantaged women should proceed to Mount Isa," in northwest Queensland state.

"I think the message is ever vigilant, ever watchful, keeping people, keeping blokes on their toes and making sure that we name and shame them," explained annual Ernies' award organizer and lawmaker Meredith Burgmann.

The annual awards have 10 categories and are decided by the level of boos, jeers and stamping of feet at women's-only event held at the New South Wales state parliament in Sydney.

Malony earned his top golden Ernie award with a defense that "The protesters are blaming me for their looks."

Malony got only slightly more boos to win his award than Troy Buswell, the former opposition leader and serving Treasurer of Western Australia state, who earlier this year was accused of sniffing a female staffer's chair and snapping a bra strap.