The Liberal Party has always been a boys club, the old school tie, the Melbourne club, port and cigars. The reality is most Liberal Party men have a disdain for certain woman, particularly those who are educated, self confident and assertive, they see such women as a threat, and going against the natural order of things. They believe women should know their place and stay there.
Abbott is comfortable with women who are submissive and would not dare to challenge him as an equal. I think one of the problems Abbott had with Gillard was the fact she was a woman and as prime minister in a superior position to him, that went very much against the grain with the misogynistic Abbott.
I am pleased that both Labor and The Greens have no such problems with women and see them as vital to their parties leadership and future aspirations.

Chrisgaff,

Yeah a bit of leadership and discipline about the shop would be a good thing.
Sadly you will not find it in Canberra. Mediocrity and a lack of vision is the norm in the halls of power in our capital no matter what the brand.
You will have to look elsewhere to fulfill your dreams. I visited some dictatorships over the years, there are some upsides but quite a few downsides as well.

Take it easy.

SD

ChrisGaffe1000,
I think you would be more comfortable living in a country ruled by sharia law, or one with a resident dictator ..... maybe someone like yourself perhaps?

Thank goodness we don't have the gun laws you crave...

Paul1405, thank you for your wise words.
It is posters like you, Foxy, Belly, Poirot and a few others that keep me coming back to OLO.

Cheers,
Suse.

I get a grin out of those defending Abbott,s views on women.
He seems to think they are there to make the jam scones and cu cumber sandwiches then waddle of out of sight to wash the dishes.
From time to time those same commentators target us on the other side with the charge we are blind and fixed in our position.
Now that is funny I do not care who you are!
Watch the fixed comments flow from them at me now.

Interesting list chrisgraff1000...

Iran just about ticked all the boxes but fell down with their excessively generous unemployment insurance scheme, which for singles cuts out at 6 months if preceded by 12 months paid work ranging to a cut out after 50 months if preceded by 20 years employment.

Suseonline
Don't worry Suseonline we will be getting our concealable guns back. Just for self protection. Pity we will have to protect the rest of you though who wouldn't raise a hand to protect your lifestyle, family or country.