Tag Archives: Julia Gillard

Australian PM Gillard blasts opposition leader Abbott misogyny and sexism

By Syreeta | Published: October 9, 2012
TweetSpeaking of calling people on their bullshit, this is epic: If you can’t watch the video, Here’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard most salient charge in brief: “I will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man, I will not. And the government will not be lectured about sexism and misogyny by this man. [...]
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Update: Australian Labor Party votes to add marriage equality to its platform

By Chloe | Published: December 5, 2011
Tweet“Surely Australia has reached a point where we can value relationships by markers such a respect, commitment and love.” That’s Australian Finance Minister Penny Wong, who is openly gay, in her remarks to the Australian Labor Party conference this past weekend. Last week I posted a video that was made by the Australian political action [...]
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Women in politics: “Taking the remarkable and rendering it unremarkable”

By Chloe | Published: September 16, 2011
TweetEarlier this week, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard – the nation’s first woman PM – addressed EMILY’s List Australia at Parliament House in Canberra. Gillard has her critics, and I’d be lying if I said I was inspired and entirely satisfied by the job she’s doing as PM. It would be delusional to imagine that [...]
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