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om au breathtaking double standard over expenses smh com au abbott repays wedding expenses smh com au standard australian labor party australian politics julia gillard kevin rudd leadership tony abbott women week 4 a conversation with gillard and summers october 1 2013 theagonisedone anne summers australia australian labor party australian politics feminism gillard julia gillard sydney opera house wayne swan leave a comment credit instagram theagonisedone and twitter fiona_mh i was incredibly fortunate to be able to attend the gillard talk which was at the sydney opera house last night with two amazing friends of mine regardless of your political affiliation to be able to see a woman of such intellect passion and charm such as ms gillard was an opportunity not to be missed credit instagram theagonisedone on my way into the opera house i turned into something of a fan girl i walked past former treasurer wayne swan who was wandering around the quays and squeaked with nervous joy i also saw other abc personalities such as mike bowers with his trademark camera in tow and radio presenter fran kelly it was at that point i realised i watched far too much abc for my own good the opening of the talk was electric aretha franklin s respect came blaring out of the speakers as julia gillard stepped out on stage what greeted her was an auditorium of adoring fans giving her a much deserved standing ovation i personally was a bit overwhelmed by the wave of love and emotion that i nearly shed a tear or two the love in the room for her was simply awe inspiring and i think it was a way for supporters to try to tend the wounds of her time in office my friends and i were also absolutely delighted that she looked radiant i think at one point we all swooned and had a bit of a feminist girl crush on her gillard looked revitalised happy and the twinkle in her eye had resiliently returned plus tim did an excellent job on her hair the talk itself was a revelation her strength and resolve are an inspiration not only to women but to everyone who has had to endure such hostility her charm really came to the fore in the conversations she was witty funny and just an absolute delight to listen to it was a real shame that most australians simply never got the opportunity to see that side of her they were too focused on the vitriol at least now we will be able to take some time to reflect upon gillard s accomplishments while she was pm of a hostile government they were significant and too lengthy to list here credit instagram theagonisedone looking at gillard last night my friends and i reflected upon how different australia could have been if she was given the respect she very much deserved but at least gillard came back into the welcoming arms of her audience and hopefully we reminded her that history will be kind to her and there were people who will remember her legacy as the first prime minister after the speech and after having a few vinos overlooking the harbour i rewatched the passionated sexism and misogyny speech i remember that day so vividly when i first heard the speech i was so proud of my prime minister to call out the vitriol and the sheer disrespect of the opposition and it was a speech that seemed to resonate with a lot of women not only in australia but worldwide listening to it again it was just disheartening to see how minute the progress had been for women in the lnp with only julie bishop in cabinet we have gone from a female pm governor general and growing representation in parliament and the senate to just julie bishop it really makes you think this morning my dad proceeded to ruin my breakfast by telling me about what alan jones thought about the talk apparently he was absolutely livid that gillard was not only alive and well but people would actually fork out instagram theagonisedone money to hear her talk i simply don t understand jones hostility his party won the status quo has returned and the earth as we know it continues to spin leave us progressives to unite and celebrate an intelligent articulate and highly skilled political leader his rage also extended to the abc who kindly decided to broadcast the speech in true jones style he called for the abc to be privatised to prevent this nonsense from being shown to the people misogynist thy name is alan jones thank you gillard thank you for showing women what is possible and thank you for your service to improving the lives of australians history will be more than kind to you it wasn t easy being the first but someone had to do it let s hope that is is easier for the next future prime minister and that we all learn to be much more mature about women in power i ll be taking the next few weeks off this blog as apparently i need to study my law textbooks and not the abc hopefully by that time abbott will have stopped the boats developed a policy position and the alp will have a leader not going to hold my breath on any of those though related articles as it happened julia gillard at the sydney opera house abc net au gillard my murderous outrage theage com au respect for woman who led the way smh com au standard australian labor party australian politics election leadership uncategorized week three the alp leadership debate september 26 2013 theagonisedone alp anthony albanese australia australian labor party bill shorten current events politics shorten 4 comments now i know that the main premise of this blog is to examine the abbott government one glass of wine at a time but even i am particularly intrigued about recent developments within the alp the most notable has been the decision by the all knowing and omnipotent god i mean kevin rudd to allow the members a say in who will be the next alp leader it s a format that also works particularly well for australia s got talent essentially 50 of the caucus gets a say with the remaining 50 going to a vote with the members if there is still no leader bill shorten s head explodes and the universe as we know it ceases to exist fairly easy to understand methinks if you re lost you probably should refer to the alp rule book because let s face it no one really knows what s going on the two players in this shakespearean tragedy are anthony albanese or albo to his mates and bill shorten or just bill shorten to everyone else the apex of the drama unraveled on tuesday night at the alp leadership debate held at the university of technology the debate allowed questions from the floor and gave the members a unique insight into the policy differences between albo and shorten after an hour later it turns out the policy differences are fairly minor it also turns out one shouldn t watch too much politics on a romantic holiday away with the missus or else someone gets a little cranky anyway this is a long post so get comfortable the opening address bill shorten kicked off the debate with a stirring opening address he commenced by discussing the impressive his words not mine history of the alp as leader he wants to make the alp relevant to australians by making sure it s a party that stands up to improving the quality of life for its citizens the party needs to bring in fresh blood rather than rely on the true believers to turn around the fate of the party shorten also ripped off i mean drew on the material of former pm whitlam who emphasizes the importance of the three ps party first policies second and then the people essentially this means that the party needs time to reconstruct formulate a vision for australia and eventually this will be communicated to the broader community shorten believes that in order to win the next election they must be an effective opposition in parliament however unlike a certain opposition leader they weren t keen on the alp must stay positive about their vision of society and be the party of ideas shorten s address seemed to learn from the alp s previous experiences in opposition after the 1996 election during that time it seemed that beazley latham and even rudd to an extent wanted to distance themselves away from what i consider to be a proud period of reform under hawke and keating his speech was focused remembering the rudd gillard rudd legacy and reflecting on their impressive contribution to australia nb backstabbing not included his opening address concluded with something of a psa that the alp needed to be the collective voice of the vulnerable and the voiceless which is undoubtedly a powerful sentiment in light of abbott s proposed cuts and suspiciously all male cabinet albanese s opening address revisited many of the themes touched on by shorten there was so much emotional and respectful touching going on i was expecting the two of them to burst out into an open bro hug saying to one another no you be leader shorten no anthony you would be a great leader albo was impressed with the revamped energy within the alp saying that he couldn t believe that this was the state of the party after loosing the election i think that has a lot to do with seeing a whole lot less of kevin rudd who has a remarkable ability to sap the life source out of anyone really albo s view of the alp is that it s a party that needs to be united and focus on becoming a better and fairer country in the future typical lefty stuff really he also discussed the four pillars but as i loathe anything related to numerical points or support beams i will refer you to his website instead http www alboforleader com first question from the floor what type of pm would you be albanese had a classic two pronged approach to this question first he decided to blatantly attack abbott s self appointed title as the infrastructure minister according to albo the affectionately known infrastructure prime minister has made significant cuts to the nbn roads and public transport in response albanese intends to wrestle for the title of infrastructure prime minister provided he has the required fitness to catch abbott during a triathlon albanese stated that he would invest in public transport roads and the nbn to create the economy for the future now i appreciate the fact that these politicians are in the business of visions and big ideas however even i had a niggling thought about how these big projects will be funded but let s not concern ourselves with the minor details right the second tier to albanese s answer was that he didn t really answer the question at all on the onset it was an attack response against the pm this was spectacularly inefficient considering you re already preaching to the converted if you re going to find a room filled with people who didn t like abbott it would most likely be an alp convention trying to work out who would be the most tenancious opposition leader but i digress i personally was disappointed he didn t do a strong job at articulating his vision for the type of pm he wanted to be but again to be fair albo never anticipated to be leader of the alp or prime minister for that matter i do however hope that this is something he considers further in the future and will be able to better articulate the type of leader he wishes to become shorten took a markedly different approach to albo he wants to be the prime minister for the powerless and the disenfranchised i wonder if the faceless men in the alp satisfy that particular definition potentially shorten also took an unexpected turn saying that he wanted to give a voice to those who had suffered from domestic violence who are unquestionably one of the most powerless and disenfranchised in the community overall i though that shorten was much more polished and eloquent than albo in respect to this answer i do wish to note however that shorten s political apsirations are one of canberra s worst kept secrets that said i felt that shorten had a much more cogent response to the question which was well articulated the audience seemed less than impressed and a great deal more cynical to shorten s vision and expressed greater warmth toward albo second question from the floor what is your strategy for engaging with young people as someone who is a fairly hip and happening young person on the instabook and twatter this question was particularly relevant to me both shorten and albo recognized that the interwebs were central to being relevant with the kids if this means more selfies a la rudd style i politely decline all involvement with the alp thankfully both candidates seem fairly adept at using technology albo in particular has that whole you used to be kinda cool and i was pretty impressed with your song choices on rage type vibe going for him it s almost like he s the anti hipster in an electorate full of hipsters he was cool before people knew what was meant to be cool shorten and albo touched on issues that were of particular relevance to young people such as education the nbn internet censorship and climate change i was impressed with shorten introducing the idea of further alp reforms to make the party more accessible to young people which is something i strongly support i still vividly remember my first day at o week at the university of sydney my friends and i tentatively approached the young labor stand expressing interest in joining i was put off a week later after realizing that most people who were involved in uni politics were what i would call tossers considering that the alp are a large part of the reason why i am here today it was a bit heart breaking for an 18 year old ideologue but then upon further reflection i realized that this sounded remarkably similar to what albo had been advocating for not mere minutes in shorten s case but years albo4leader 2013 if shorten or albo can do anything to make the alp more relevant to young australia and get rid of the wanker element they re onto a good thing maybe they should have a chat to that whitlam chap my dad keeps going on about he had a few ideas about the youth of australia and it s time we paid attention and re engage with the kids question three from the floor the refugee and immigration issue i wish to offer a personal disclaimer at this point in time i wasn t able to hear the responses to this question as a certain girlfriend took a call from a certain best friend and proceeded to interrupt my viewing pleasure of the alp leadership debate let s just say that the responses from albo and shorten were fairly similar again they rehashed the notion that refugees needed to be treated with humanity and that the alp have traditionally been the great parties for immigration however again they emphasized that it was perfectly acceptable to have a controlled migration policy i personally hope they address the uk backpacker situation it would be nice to be safe in the knowledge that i don t have to walk through coogee and bondi being drunkenly cat called by those who have overstayed their tourist 457 visas that s right i went there both albo and shorten did do their best to appeal to the lefties of the alp and the 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