Sarah Hanson-Young: ‘Rudd, how does it feel to look in the mirror and see Howard?’Senator Sarah Hanson-Young blasts the outdated Christmas Island detention centre, the insulting language pollies use for refugees and the fact that John Howard’s ghost still haunts immigration.
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Bernard Keane’s bits and bobs
Liberal Party of Tas plus Exclusive Brethren. Anna Bligh on accountability and Australian Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young on comfort women.
Tips and rumours: David Jones unhappy with ad agency?
From a Crikey tipster today: Well-sourced rumour is that David Jones are mightily displeased that their advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi dumped them in it by making pre-teen girls in its ads look sexy.
Baby on board: the kind of stunt the Greens crave
Claims that federal politics is “one of the least family-friendly occupations in the country” are simply absurd nonsense, writes Former Liberal Party Senator Noel Crichton-Browne.
Anti-family attitudes are embedded in our parliament
Do we want mothers of young children (and hopefully fathers with child care responsibilities) to be MPs or not? asks Senator Sue Boyce.
Stay at home, Senator, and raise your children
I don’t think that the primary care-givers of children should be parliamentarians, writes Helen Razer.
Baby in the chamber: the ugly anti-family face of parliament
Our Parliamentary standards are still stuck in a Victorian era of old white male legislators, writes Bernard Keane.
Getting to know the Senate
Maiden speeches from our new Senators…
