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@australian 23 March #BrittanyHiggins is raped in the office of the Minister of Defence, Linda Reynolds by Bruce Lehrmann. Lehrmann had worked for Reynolds at one time. The office is quite near Morrison’s.
As soon as word travels, the office is cleaned.
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As soon as word travels, the office is cleaned.
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@australian At some time Ms Higgins is called for a meeting IN THE ROOM WHERE THE RAPE OCCURRED
4 April a meeting between Reynolds’ office & 2 others to nut out what was to be done.
5 April Lehrmann’s PH employment is terminated. Now, keep that date in mind. It’s important.
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4 April a meeting between Reynolds’ office & 2 others to nut out what was to be done.
5 April Lehrmann’s PH employment is terminated. Now, keep that date in mind. It’s important.
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@australian #ScottyTheGaslighter invites media to watch him pray. Sure thing. 21 April it rolls on up. Through the campaign, it’s been gleefully going along with the 🧢🍺 bad-Labor shtick. Meanwhile #CarparkRorts is occurring (#SportsRorts on steroids) @JoshFrydenberg knew all about it.
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THREAD:
In 2004 I wrote a book called "Media Tarts: How the Australian press frames female politicians". It was about the tropes the media used to diminish & deride women MPS: steel sheilas, covergirls, housewives, sluts. Now I've updated it and it's being re-released this month.
In 2004 I wrote a book called "Media Tarts: How the Australian press frames female politicians". It was about the tropes the media used to diminish & deride women MPS: steel sheilas, covergirls, housewives, sluts. Now I've updated it and it's being re-released this month.
It's uncanny - & troubling - how relevant it remains. For this research, I spent years trawling press clippings files in every state, interviewing women MPs, journalists, editors & the patterns were strikingly similar - women were interlopers in a space designed for & by men. /2
Without understanding this history, we can't understand where we are now. Or what happened to Julia Gillard, Julia Banks, Julie Bishop, even Brittany Higgins. We've long struggled to respect women in positions of authority. They've been novelties, decorations, reluctant saints./3
