Julie Bishop has come out fighting on misogyny in the Liberal Party.
Firing some heavy broadsides at the party today.

“I have seen and witnessed and experienced some appalling behaviour in parliament, the kind of behaviour that 20 years ago when I was managing partner of a law firm of 200 employees I would never have accepted,” Bishop said.

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/06/julie-bishop-appalling-behaviour-politics-enough-is-enough

I look forward to the day when all of us on this forum will
be able to discuss any issues without anger and insults.
When we shall be able to passionately commit truly to
freedom of thought and speech.

But I guess that hoping for too much.

Dear Belly,

You're being very wise to just walk away from things
that negative people will try to do to you.
Here's a list that I've come across:

1) Demean your value
2) Destroy your image
3) Drive you crazy
4) Dispose of your dreams
5) Discredit your imagination
6) Defame your abilities

And -

7) Disbelieve your opinions.

Stay away from these people.
Because you give them a platform by arguing with them.
Don't. Arguing with them is about as effective as a
fart in a blizzard. They're the reason the middle-finger
was invented. Know that you have many friends on this
forum. Friends who love and respect you. And look forward
to you posts. Because you DO have something worthwhile to
say. Always. And Paul is right - do not give out your
contact details on a public forum. HUGE mistake.

Take care my friend.

'Julie Bishop has come out fighting on misogyny in the Liberal Party.
Firing some heavy broadsides at the party today. '

20 years of silence. Why now? Sour grapes maybe. Still waiting for names and actions. Emma Hussar seemed to be the queen of bullies.

Runner,

I think it's not "sour grapes," as you put it.
Perhaps she's had enough - and feels it's better to
lose her position than her integrity?

Paul,
I think it is ironic that you raise this issue in the Liberal Party, obviously to smear the liberals, and now there are serious issues raised from a staffer in the Greens. Serious claims that may warrant court action. So much for you taking the high moral ground.

Foxy,
You apparently have forgotten that, to date, the issues are merely allegations and no substance has been put forward, let alone any evidence. Nothing has been said about which group engaged in bullying, perhaps both opposing groups may have been tough.

You appear to accept what the women have said as truth, without question.

I do not mind any party having a leadership spill and electing a new leader. If the present one is a dud, as was Turnbull, the pary has to get rid of him or her. This happened in the Labor party twice a couple of years back. What I would not like to see is rule changes that make it more difficult to oust a dud leader. That is what Labor did and I think it is a mistake.

Banjo, no moral high ground on my part. //you raise this issue in the Liberal Party, obviously to smear the liberals,// Yes, I'm not Mother Teresa.

//there are serious issues raised from a staffer in the Greens.// you raise this issue in the Green Party, obviously to smear the Greens. So much for you taking the high moral ground.
You apparently have forgotten that, to date, the issues are merely allegations and no substance has been put forward, let alone any evidence. Are you referring to a former state leader accused of referring to women in the workplace as "fat, hairy lesbians", "power pussies" and "hairy-legged feminists"?