Lurking online is a neat demonstration of the profound misogyny of Australian politics, and the rank double standards of both the Coalition and much of the press gallery in Canberra.
A Sydney Morning Herald article from 2014 is accompanied by a screen grab from the proceedings of the trade union royal commission. There's commissioner Dyson Heydon and former prime minister Julia Gillard, the latter being interrogated by counsel assisting.
Heydon was later found by a High Court investigation to have sexually harassed six associates, prompting Chief Justice Susan Kiefel to remark "we're ashamed that this could have happened at the High Court of Australia".
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