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Gillard paved way for new wave in fight for women’s rights We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss April 12, 2021 — 12.05am Save Normal text size Credit: Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech echoed around the world, striking a positive blow for women’s long struggle against verbal and physical sexual predation, and for equality (“Not a plea, a demand: let’s make misogyny history”, April 10-11). Who can forget that appalling picture of Tony Abbott speaking outside federal parliament with Sophie Mirabella and Bronw...

Inaction over Porter rape claim undermines the PM March 10, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Credit: The Morrison government has presented us with a narrative that contains a number of red herrings and rabbit holes that seek to veer us away from forming a clear view about this controversial matter (“As Heydon inquiry witness, I must speak now”, March 9). Sharona Coutts’ opinion piece, on the other hand, expertly cuts through these distractions with a respectful yet incisive set of arguments that point out some simple truths: that an inquiry would strengthen, not weaken, the rule of ...

Wealth gap driving division Dismiss Normal text size Credit:Illustration: Alan Moir It is clear that Donald Trump and his followers are deluded, unhinged and a danger to democracy. As Peter Hartcher says (‘‘Democracy is a mindset – the US is losing it’’, January 8) ‘‘the deepening bitterness, expressed in economic, race and cultural wars, is the acid eating away at American democracy’’. The gap between wealthy and poor has become more profound, as exemplified by the film Nomadland, which depicts homeless older people who are obliged to travel the US in search of menial jobs ...