Tony Abbott can't even work productively with the almost male-only Cabinet he selected, let alone with women who have strong views and conviction to stand by them. After just 15 months tensions reached the point where he had to shuffle the deck chairs.
Abbott was apparently lost for words when challenged to justify real pay cuts for defence personnel by Jacquie Lambie. Abbott's latest insult to women today has had to be defended by Julie Bishop. Yet many women are now asking themselves why Abbott's re-shuffle didn't include changes to his role:
"When Prime Minister Tony Abbott shuffled the government's ministry at the weekend he should have blackballed himself as minister for women.
The demotion would be performance based. He is out of date and behind the times when it comes to women and the modern family. ..."
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