Addled PM must bite the bullet on womenâs rights
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March 17, 2021 â 12.10am
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The Prime Minister has shown that he doesnât have any serious intentions of changing the culture of discrimination, sexual assault and harassment against women (âPMâs tin ear on display as crowd vents angerâ, March 16). If he did, he would have accepted the invitation to attend the March 4 Justice rally. He could have listened to the voices of the women and, having heard their stories, responded with an undertaking to bring forward reform, showing a determination to change the current toxic climate. Instead, he tells us how lucky we are to live in a country where you are not going to get shot for attending a protest. Really? Such a complete lack of understanding and empathy fills me with despair. We need to keep pressure on the governme
Resistance is futile: PMâs out of step climate dance
February 12, 2021 â 12.05am
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Scott Morrison is now doing his best imitation of King Canute (âPM resists UK push on climate sanctionsâ, February 11). Canute tried to order back the tide, while Morrison is trying to push back on the inevitability of the rest of the world setting a zero emissions target, and placing sanctions against those who fail to do so. While he rabbits on about âAustralia will decide its own climate goalsâ, the rest of the world will decide how it deals with our recalcitrance. Like Canute, Morrisonâs stance is the essence of futility.