AUSTRALIAN of the Year Ita Buttrose says it is unacceptable that in 2013 the federal cabinet only contains one woman. |
Australian of the Year Ita Buttrose says it is unacceptable that in 2013 the federal cabinet only contains one woman. |
Likely Speaker rejects affirmative action as Julie Bishop is labelled Abbott's 'token woman'. |
Senior Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop, expected to be the next Speaker of the House, has defended Tony Abbott's decision to include just one woman in his first Cabinet. Mr Abbott unveiled his new frontbench yesterday, with Julie Bishop the only woman in Cabinet and one of just six in the 42-strong ministry. |
Senior Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop, expected to be the next Speaker of the House, has defended Tony Abbott's decision to include just one woman in his first Cabinet. Mr Abbott unveiled his new frontbench yesterday, with Julie Bishop the only woman in Cabinet and one of just six in the 42-strong ministry. |
Senior Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop, expected to be the next Speaker of the House, has defended Tony Abbott's decision to include just one woman in his first Cabinet. Mr Abbott unveiled his new frontbench yesterday, with Julie Bishop the only woman in Cabinet and one of just six in the 42-strong ministry. |
Senior Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop, expected to be the next Speaker of the House, has defended Tony Abbott's decision to include just one woman in his first Cabinet. Mr Abbott unveiled his new frontbench yesterday, with Julie Bishop the only woman in Cabinet and one of just six in the 42-strong ministry. |
His comments come after New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced a programme of electoral assistance and the easing of some sanctions last Thursday. McCully described the move as recognition that progress has been made in Fiji and that the Pacific nation needs support for free and fair elections. |
Senior Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop, expected to be the next Speaker of the House, has defended Tony Abbott's decision to include just one woman in his first Cabinet. Mr Abbott unveiled his new frontbench yesterday, with Julie Bishop the only woman in Cabinet and one of just six in the 42-strong ministry. |
Senior Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop - who is expected to be the next Speaker of the House - has defended Tony Abbott's decision to include just one woman in his first Cabinet. |