Excepting that most women would not see themselves as tricky, obstructive, egocentric, self-indulgent and lacking in pity and remorse.

Dear Joe,

I think you're rather special as well.

Dear Shadow Minister,

I'm not going to argue with you about Gillian Triggs
because quite frankly I don't know all the complexities
involved and I am not a lawyer nor do I know precisely
what the Human Rights Commission can or can't do and
all the legalities involved, and what precisely its
role is. I can make assumptions of course, but I
hesitate doing that and more to the point I really
don't want to make this issue a political one (which
I suppose it undoubtedly is). I just don't want to
contribute to it.

I respect your opinion - and I shall leave it at that.

Foxy,

I fail to see where all the complexities are.

Misleading the senate is a serious offense with a jail term of up to 6 months, and there is clear evidence that Triggs did so 3x.

The expectation is that in testifying under oath before the senate that a person endeavours to present correct information as far as reasonably possible.

As a lawyer, Triggs can not in any way pretend that she did not understand the gravity of her testimony and that if she was not sure, she could provide the information later.

In all three cases it stretches credibility that she "forgotten" that she had spoken to Labor before deciding to delay an inquiry, "forgotten" what she had said in an interview only a few weeks ago, and forgotten crucial details of a very high profile case.

This is the position of the paper which the commisioner had incorrectly accused of misquoting then acknowledged they were indeed correct.

“Gillian Triggs has sustained two years of abuse. Her independence has been constantly undermined. She has been harangued in senate hearings and mocked in newspapers. Government members have boasted about not reading her reports.”

“It is an appalling shame that Triggs’s mistake has overshadowed her work. It is important work, conducted by a person who is both brave and decent. It is tireless work, unthanked and unrelenting. It is work that may now be lost to a few moments of unthinking testimony and unremitting interruption.”

Compared to someone like Senator Brandis whose lies to the Senate have remain unaddressed and never been repentant of, Triggs seems like a saint.

Given what she has been put through 'brave and decent' pretty well nail it and if I were ever in need I would certainly want her in my corner.

Dear Shadow Minister,

Perhaps after reading SteeleRedux's post you may
see where the "complexities" lie - although I suspect
they may lie within your own ideologies.

Dear Steele,

Thank You and Bravo!
I fully agree with you if I was in trouble I certainly
would want Gillian Triggs in my corner.
Definitely not Brandis!

SR,

The only reason the left whingers have put up such a stout defense of Triggs is because of her accommodation and silence during labor's regime and attacks on the coalition for Labor's mess.

Her 4.5 year term has been littered with outright political bias, incompetent and shoddy work, lying to the senate and ridiculous pronouncements incl:

1 Remaining silent while the boat tragedy unfolded under Labor
2 Deferring an inquiry into children in detention by 6 months to accommodate labor in the 2013 election, then lying to the senate about discussing this with labor prior to the election,
3 Producing a subjective and emotive report into children in detention that was riddled with factual inaccuracies. (it nows appears that no children were actually interviewed)
4 Making idiotic recommendations that an asylum seeker who beat his wife to death and had his visa cancelled should compensated a vast sum, and that bank employee should be compensated for being terminated after failing to disclose that he had a conviction for armed bank robbery.
5 Changing a system for compensating victims of racism to a shake down process for disreputable lawyers,
6 Lying to the senate about an interview,
7 Lying to the senate about the QUT saga.

It is no wonder that Triggs has become a household joke.