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Australian PM’s sexism speech sparks divisive reaction

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been accused of letting down Australian women by defending her tainted parliamentary speaker and using gender to deflect criticism. Photo via AFP.

A blistering attack by Prime Minister Julia Gillard labelling Australia’s opposition leader a misogynist has gained global attention but sparked a divisive reaction about her judgement and the role of sexism in politics. Gillard, the nation’s first woman leader, lashed out Tuesday at Tony Abbott after he called for the…

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Police ‘rescue’ Australian PM from Aboriginal rights protesters

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday had to be bundled out of a Canberra restaurant by security service agents after it was surrounded by furious Aboriginal rights protesters. Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott were stranded in The Lobby restaurant as dozens of demonstrators from a protest against Australia Day,…

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