Craig Minns: “scatter-gun smear”. I like that – it’s a very good description. Such pieces as this ‘article’ are tiresome and self-indulgent.

If the author has a problem with those she describes then she should do something about them. Describing them and telling us she does not like them is totally self-indulgent and an abuse of her position. Trying to make out like she cares about the Forgotten Children is simply a smoke screen to have a rather childish whinge about those who are in power.

I agree with you Sarah about the existence of the 'Tony Abbott Type' or TAT. David Manne has written extensively on Tony Abbott including a Quarterly Essay, and I felt at the time of reading that Manne had missed that GPS born to rule dimension/explanation of Abbott's character.
I too went to a similar GPS school at about the same time as TA and it took me by surprise to discover their inadvertent hypocrisy. For example they would say 'we teach you how to think not what to think' but if you then challenge the existence of their precious god then you immediately become an outsider and troublemaker. (I was told to read Corinthians as proof of their argument!). Similarly if you go into a TAT's home they will preach female equality but the (slim, manicured) wife is waiting hand and foot on her (obese) husband.
The problem for Tony Abbott now is that he has been promoted to a position above his ability, hence his continual foot in mouth disease and frequent back-pedalling. The plus side is that he has antagonised both sides of politics and raised real questions about the nature of leadership. Finally perhaps the right questions are being asked as TA inadvertently draws attention to the broken model that is politics in Australia at present.

TimH,

I'm amazed at this fantasy world you live in. I don't believe a word. This fantasy land where beautiful dutiful wives look after obese husbands. What a crock.

I don't believe you went to a GPS school either.

TimH, your comments and support for Sarah's views are very suspicious, especially given this is the only post you have ever made on OLO.

It's just too convenient that a man with a similar education to TA just happens to find OLO and this discussion, just in time to defend poor Sarah, who happens to be under full scale attack. Who knows, maybe you are actually Sarah in disguise, it wouldn't surprise me.

I'm trying to get my head around some of Triggs' decisions:

* a bloke murders his wife and she (Triggs) recommends that he be paid hundreds of thousands of dollars.

* the number of boat-people in detention declines by 90 % and THEN she releases her Report, after years of silence.

Ah, I understand now ! She was having a go at Abbott. Got it.

Joe

Most biggotted artical I've come across in a long time. Terrible generalization after generalization. You'd expect more from a first year women's studies student.
Surely white women are the most privileged species on the planet. By practically all indicators white women do about the best of any 'identity' groups yet all we get from cretins like the author is more whining. If she doesn't like white men I suggest she move to Saudi Arabia or Nigeria. She won't find many of us there.