Julia Gillard misogyny speech voted most unforgettable Australian TV moment: watch in full
May 02, 2020I called the Prime Minister, thank you very much, Vice President. I rise to oppose the motion put forward by the Leader of the Opposition and in doing so I say to the Leader of the Opposition. I will not let this man lecture me about sexism and
misogyny
. Don't miss this man's ogyny, now or ever, the Opposition leader says that people who have sexist views and who are Mahajanas are not suitable for high office. Well I hope the Opposition leader has a piece of paper and is writing his resignation because if he wants to know whatmisogyny
looks like in modern Australia he doesn't need a motion in the House of Representatives he needs a mirror, that's what he needs, let's look at the repulsive double standards of opposition leaders when it comes to misogyny and sexism now we are supposed to take seriously that the opposition leader is offended by mr. slipper text messages when this is the leader of the opposition who has said and this was when he was a minister in the last government not when he was a student not when he was in secondary school when he was a minister in the last government he has said and I quote in a discussion of the underrepresentation of women in institutions of power in Australia.The interviewer was a man named Stavros. The opposition leader says that if it's true, Stavros, that men have more power in general than women, that's a bad thing and then an argument ensues and another person interviewed says: I want my daughter to have as many opportunities as my daughter. son, to which the opposition leader says yes, I completely agree, but what if men, by physiology or temperament, are more adapted to exercising authority or issuing? Then another discussion ensues about the role of women in modern society and the other person participating in the discussion says "I think it's very difficult to deny that there is an underrepresentation of women," to which the opposition leader says , but now this is supposed to be a bad thing, this is the man we're supposed to get lectures about sexism from and then of course it goes on.
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I was personally very offended when the leader of the opposition as Minister of Health said, and I quote, that abortion is the easy option. exit I was personally very offended by those comments you made in March 2004. I suggest you check the records. I was also very offended on behalf of Australian women when, in the course of this carbon pricing campaign, the opposition leader said: Australian housewives need to do what Australian housewives need to understand while they iron, thank you for that painting of women's roles in modern Australia and then of course I was offended by the sexism and misogyny of the leader of the The opposition cat calls me across this table while I'm sitting here as Prime Minister, if the Prime Minister wants, politically speaking, to become an honest woman, something that would never have been said to any man sitting in this chair.
I was offended when the leader of The Opposition came out to the front of Parliament and stood next to a sign that said 'Ditch the Week'. I was offended when the leader of the Opposition made a sign that he was now a man. I was offended by those things, the misogyny and the sexism every day. from this Opposition leader every day in every way for as long as the Opposition leader sat in that chair and I sat in this chair, that is all we have heard from him and now the leader of the Opposition Opposition wants to be taken seriously apparently it has woken up after this history and all these statements it has woken up and gone oh, this thing called sexism? oh my lord this is called misogyny now who is one of them? oh the speaker must be because that suits my political purpose he is not fazed by any of his past statements he does not walk into this Parliament and apologize to the women of Australia he does not walk into this Parliament and apologize to me for the things that have happened came out of his mouth, but now he seeks to use this as a battering ram against someone else, well, this kind of hypocrisy should not be tolerated, which is why this motion by the leader of the Opposition should not be taken seriously and secondly, the leader of the Opposition is always wonderful. about walking into this Parliament and giving myself and others a lecture about what they should take responsibility for, it was always wonderful, about everything I should take responsibility for now, apparently, including the member's text messages from Fisher, they always came to say that others should take responsibility, particularly Well, can anyone remind me if the leader of the opposition has taken any responsibility for the conduct of the Sydney Young Liberals and the attendance at this event by members of his Has the bench assumed any responsibility for the conduct of members of its political party? and members of his front bench that apparently when the vilest things were said about my family's career no voice of objection was not acceptable rather than, of course, it was all considered very funny until it appeared in a Sunday newspaper and then the leader of the group The opposition and others began to hide for cover, giving great sermons on responsibility, very light in accepting responsibility himself for the vile conduct of members of his political party, third miss vice president, why don't you must take the leader of the opposition seriously on this motion, the leader of the The opposition and the deputy leader of the opposition have come to this place and have spoken about the member for Fischer.
Let me remind the opposition and the leader of the opposition, in particular, of his record and his association with the member for Fischer. I remind you that the National Party preselected the member for Fischer for the 1984 election that the National Party preselected the member for Fischer for the 1987 election that the Liberal Party preselected Mr. Fischer for the 1993 election, then for the elections of '96, then for the elections of '98, then for the elections of 2001, then for the elections of 2004, then for the elections of 2007 and then for the elections of 2010 and in many of those elections of priests, mr.
Slipper had the personal support of the opposition leader. I remind the leader of the opposition that on September 28, 2010, after the last election campaign, when mr. Slipper was elected vice president the leader of the Opposition on Imports the leader of the Opposition at the time said this and I quote he referred to the member for Maranoa who was also elected to office at the same time and then he went on as follows and the member for Fischer will be an excellent compliment to the presiding Scullin members. I believe that Parliament will be well served by the team that will hold the presidency in this chamber.
I congratulate Member for Fischer who has been a friend of mine for a long time, who has served this Parliament in many capacities with distinction, the words of the Leader of the Opposition which are on record about his personal friendship with mr. slipper and records his opinion about Mr. sneakers qualities and attributes to be the speaker do not stray from those words were the statement of the leader of the Opposition so I remind the leader of the Opposition that he now comes here and speaks about mr. sneaker and apparently his inability to work or talk to mr. slipper Might remind you of the leader of the opposition that mr. wedding slippers and then approached mr. slipper in the middle of the service and said that he disliked being there was that the attitude he took was that he did not attend that wedding as a friend, the leader of the opposition came to lecture others on what they should know or did know about mr.
Slipper well with respect I would say to the Leader of the Opposition after a long personal association including attending Mr Slippers wedding it would be interesting to know if the Leader of the Opposition was surprised by these text messages and could surely speak more intimately about mr. trickier than myself and many other people in this Parliament, given this long personal association, then, of course, then, of course, the leader of the Opposition comes to this place and says, and I quote, and I say, and I quote, everyone the days that the Prime Minister is in this Parliament. defending this president will be another day of shame for this Parliament, another day of shame for a government that should have already died of shame.
Well, can I point out to the leader of the opposition that the government is not dying of shame? My father did not die of It is a shame that the leader of the Opposition should be ashamed of the formants in this Parliament and the sexism that he brings with him now about text messages that are on the public record or in reports. That is a direct quote from the Opposition Leader, so I suggest those complaining speak to him about Mr Slipper's behavior and the text messages that are in the public domain. I've seen the press reports of those text messages.
I am offended by its content. I am always offended by its content because I am always offended by sexism. I am offended by its content because I am always offended by anti-women statements. I am always offended by those things in the same way that I have been offended by the things that the leader of the Opposition has said and I will not doubt it. I will follow it. saying in the future because if this today was a display of her new good feminine side I don't think we have much to look forward to in terms of behavior change.
I am offended by those text messages but I also think that in terms of this Parliament making a decision on the presidency, this Parliament should recognize that there is an ongoing court case and that the judge has reserved his decision after having waited several months for The legal issues surrounding Mr. slipper to reach the conclusion that this Parliament should see that conclusion. I believe that that is the appropriate path to follow and that people will then have the opportunity to make a decision with the
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complete information available to them, but as long as people make a decision on those questions what I will not tolerate is what I will never tolerate.Let the leader of the opposition come to this place and sell a double standard, sell a standard for mr. sneaker that would not wear selling a standard for mr. slipper you haven't said about other members of your front bench selling a banner for mr. slipper who has not been absolved by people who have been sent to say the
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vile and disgusting things like his former shadow parliamentary secretary, senatorial secretary Bernard II. I will never see the opposition leader try to impose his double standards in this Sexism in Parliament should always be unacceptable. We must behave as we should always be unacceptable.The opposition leader says let's do something, but he could do something himself. If he wants to tackle sexism in this Parliament, he could change his behaviour. He could have apologized for it. For all these past statements, he could apologize for being on the side of science, describing me as a witch and a terminology that the opposition front now opposes, he himself could change a standard if he wanted to, but we will not see anything of that. that of the leader of the opposition because on these issues he is incapable of change capable of applying double standards but incapable of changing his double standards they should not govern this Parliament good sense common sense the proper process is what should govern this Parliament that is what I believe which is the way forward for this Parliament is not the kind of double standards and political gamesmanship imposed by the leader of the Opposition who is now looking at his
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because a woman has apparently spoken too much.I have yelled at him to shut up in the past, but I will take the remaining seconds of my speaking time to tell the Opposition leader that I think it is best for him to reflect on the standards he has exhibited in public life and on the responsibility that must be assumed towards its public. statements about his close personal relationship with Peter Slipper, about the hypocrisy that he has shown in this House today and on that basis, because of the motivations of the Leader of the Opposition, this Parliament should reject this motion today and the Leader of the Opposition should think take the role of women in public life and Australian society seriously because we are entitled to a better standard than this
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