Sexism just has no place in our political debate, full stop.
A billboard truck using sexist language has been driving around Melbourne as part of a secret and well-funded political campaign.
People are entitled to disagree with me. That’s democracy.
But I care that this attacks women.
And I care about who’s next.
The political debate in this country has become corrosive over the last few years.
So much so that behaviour which would once have been condemned is now just another part of life.
Media don’t call it out.
They report on this like it’s fair game, like it’s normal.
But nothing about this is normal.
If you don’t take a stand against this creeping culture, it has a tendency of taking over.
You only have to look at America to know that.
I cannot stand back and let Victoria become a place where this sort of language is fair game against any woman at work - or any woman in leadership.
If we don’t draw a line, the line will keep moving.
At the end of the day, I just want my kids to grow up knowing that women deserve the same respect as men.
I want girls to know that they should never need to aim lower just to feel safer.
And I want boys to know that they don’t have to put women ‘in their place’ to make their own way in the world.
Sexism hurts everyone.
If the media won’t call out it, I will.
There is so much misinformation & most media is complicit in that, by not reporting facts.
Significant funding has gone to fire protection in Victoria. There's a long standing RW anti-Govt group stoking division. #springst#auspol
For a community so vehemently claiming to oppose hatred, the booing of Prime Minister Albanese by some at the Bondi memorial was deeply distasteful. It degraded a solemn moment for the Australians lost & Australia's dignity. Grief is sacred. It should never be politicised #auspol
Thankyou Amy! Article from Amy Remeikis in The New Daily calling out the abhorrent political opportunism exhibited by some of our leaders following the Bondi atrocity.
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Some leaders are stomping on our shattered hearts https://t.co/fvrk7BBZGl
It’s like they saw the May 3rd result, blacked out from shock, then woke up in a parallel universe where voters are begging for higher emissions and coal-fired nostalgia. The denial is almost spiritual at this point.
Thanks to Amy Remeikis from the New Daily for this bit of very sensible perspective over the proposed superannuation changes.
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Moral outrage seems to be saved for taxing the rich https://t.co/ZAhQFJmVnZ
I always make time to listen to Professor Marcia Langton. This is something we need to hear. Article in the latest Saturday Paper.
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Dutton, Advance and the Welcome to Country https://t.co/W8ztRus4Kl via @SatPaper
Worthy piece from Amy Remeikis in The New Daily on the habit of certain politicians of shutting down discussions around climate change using the excuse of ‘ now is not the time’.
Coalition under Dutton to live in the past https://t.co/NXPffq8Xm1
@abcnews I was absolutely gobsmacked today at the apparently sheer glee and enthusiasm with which the ABC news reported a projected Peter Dutton win. Given their fractious history with the LNP (when in government), this is the last thing the ABC should celebrate.
I’m absolutely gobsmacked this morning at the sheer glee and enthusiasm with which the ABC reported a projected Peter Dutton win. Given their history with the Libs, this is the last thing the ABC should celebrate.
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@vogrady2132@abcnews Thanks for this Vince. I watched and it was an appalling line of questioning that seemed more about doubling down on an opportunity to parrot Dutton’s ‘idea’.