gillard blast echoes around the globe, page-44

This is from an article from Fairfax by Peter Hartcher - could it be that Fairfax are realising they need to address the concerns of the majority instead of pandering to the minority if they want to stop their decline?

"JULIA GILLARD confronted a stark choice yesterday - the political defence of her parliamentary numbers, or the defence of the principle of respect for women.

If Gillard will not defend respect for women, what will she defend? Just another politician indeed

She chose to defend her numbers. She chose power over principle. It was the wrong choice. It was an unprincipled decision and turned out not to be pragmatic either. The Prime Minister gained nothing and lost a great deal."

Read more:
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/we-expected-more-of-gillard-20121009-27bd6.html#ixzz28q3vVDVA