Dear Paul and Belly,

We've been told many times that politics is a blood
sport and it certainly appears to be true considering
the recent events of the past weeks. However I feel
that misrepresenting things in Parliament should
definitely be against the rules of conduct for its
Members. And that's what some of them apparently seem
to have done and they need to be held accountable for their
behaviour. If they said one thing and did another - using
bullying tactics to try to achieve their goals that should
have a light shone on their actions to ensure that this
unacceptable behaviour does not happen again.

For an up and coming talented Member of Parliament to now
quit her position and no longer want to support her party -
that's pretty serious stuff. It needs to be asked - Why?
What happened? And let the punishment fit the crime.

Also voters need to know about these kind of people - and
whether they want to continue to support them. The Party
can't say one thing and do another. It can't pretend to
be for fairness and a broad church as it claims it is - and
then use under-handed methods to try to achieve its goals.
It's not a matter of women whinging - it's a matter of
righting wrongs, and doing what's right for all.

cont'd ...

Talking about statues in museums and such. I guess museums
and statues for most of us are an acquired taste. To each
his/her own. The same goes for statues in parks. I for one
love going to Ballarat - and walking around the gardens
there that holds the heads of all our previous Prime Ministers.
But maybe its not everyone's cup of tea

I've found a link by Paul Daley and his views on the subject of
statues that he feels should have a re-think. You may or may not
agree with him. Here it is:

http://theguardian.com/australia-news/postcolonial-blog/2017/aug/25/statues-are-not-history-here-are-six-in-australia-that-need-rethinking

Do we have one of our Queen anywhere?

Well one poster has gone out of the way to show us it is not dead in this community at least,at the time it was announced Morrison had won, my thought was a honeymoon period was to turn the polls around, to days list of changes and new policies seem to say that is on the way,Women in the workplace even now often confront pure insane bitterness from some men,this issue will not go away, next weeks sitting will be worth watching question time and maybe much of the debate,I am an activist for women's rights and equality, other things as well brain cancer and westpac helicopter, to move forward we must try to get our heads around it women right now are leading other countries and doing it well they are however second class people in this government

It would be injudicious for anyone herein, to even suggest that politics might be a 'blood sport'. As there are on this Forum, some who'll run a veritable mile, at the thought they might be injured even by just speaking of 'blood'!

Let us then describe it, as a group of people who've been elected, who's function it is, to have a robust discussion on how our Country should be run? Without even the merest hint, or mention of blood? And with the complete exclusion of anyone involved in LBTIXYZ or whatever these gender exploiters or manipulators may say?

"Its been six years since Julia Gillard labeled Tony Abbott a misogynist."

As with most things Gillard got the accusation wrong. Which is why the Macquarie dictionary people had to retrospectively alter the meaning of 'misogyny' so as to make her error somewhat less erroneous. But getting words wrong was not unusual for Gillard: remember when she thought the Afghan rebels were a rock group called the Taliband; or hyperbole was pronounced hyperbowl.

Of course, later, one of the things that bought Abbott down was his loyalty toward and defence of women like Peta Credlin. A misogynist who has a female chief of staff and defends her against real misogynist attacks? That only makes sense to those more interested in the politics than the truth - no names mind you, Paul.

There is no more misogyny in the Libs than there is in any other organisation. This week its the Libs under fire because of politics. A month ago it was the ALP who failed to defend one of their women (if only they had an Abbott!!). The Greens kicked out Lee Brown etc.

As an aside, one of the women complaining about their lot in life is Lucy Gichuhi. She got into parliament with 152 votes on the back (so to speak) of Bob Day's resignation. Only a fortnight ago people here and elsewhere were outraged that the Fraser Anning was in parliament on a few votes. Yet I haven't seen any outrage that this women is complaining while having got 0.01% of the vote and even that was for another party. I guess that's due to the rampant misandry in some circles.

The woman of Greek background who is quitting politics because of 'bullying’ is a Turnbullite serial moaner and groaner whose maiden speech was one long whinge. She even dragged up the time she was called a 'wog’ - in primary school! She will find bullying wherever she goes after politics.

A new, unelected senator from Pakistan got straight into the whinge about what awful people Australians are. Deliberate provocation.

The senator from Africa has now started up about bullying. It would be pretty hard to please her: she recently went back to her home country and whinged that the $200,000 or whatever she gets for complaining in the senator is 'not much’ of an income.

Three whingers, all multi-cultis.