Figured I'd put all this in a column, along with some questions for the moderates who are going to simply let it happen: themonthly.com.au/the-politics/r…
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As someone who wears an obscene amount of teal, I feel it is my duty to review the "teal" outfits worn by the Liberal moderate-killers on election night (this being far from the most important thing about them, but as Julia Banks wrote in her book, fashion can be powerful):
7. Allegra Spender
This is not teal. Very professional, perhaps surprising considering Spender is expected to be the most fashion-forward, but she is her OWN PERSON. And hey at least she prevented a petty Jane Hume from wearing her Mum’s brand for 6 weeks!
In other news, Dave Sharma was clearly feeling threatened by Spender as early as December, and yet he barely did anything over the past 6 months to bring his party back to the centre (plenty of bitching and moaning about his opponent though!) themonthly.com.au/the-politics/r…
So far, 9 seats have fallen from men to women: Goldstein, Wentwth, Kooyong, Mackellar, Nth Syd, Hasluck, Ryan, Swan, Pearce (though men had retired in latter two)
2 woman lost to men: Griffiths, Robertson
Already a huge improvement to the gender breakdown in the House #insiders
I guess we are seeing women rise on the basis of others doing worse 💁♀️
🧵 An incomplete list of current & former journos who seemed embarrassed by today's press pack antics. No doubt heaps I've missed, no doubt many more unable to speak up.
I know it's the end of the campaign, but is the press pack listening yet? Is self-reflection possible here?
Press pack absolutely losing their minds over Albanese "ditching them" today (leaving them with his shadow treasurer), declaring it "not OK".
Why is it not OK? Do they have a question or twelve they need to ask him about dot points or costings due for release on another day?
It's a shame for those journos who are there trying to ask real policy questions, but many of them (and the loudest ones) have turned the pressers into a waste of time, for him and for us.
Just come to my attention that this decision has been reversed. Thank GOD, now we can finally find out whether Albanese has memorised every single figure in the costings