Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard has appeared at the Melbourne Town Hall in her second appearance in conversation with Anne Summers.
As with last night’s Sydney Opera House appearance, Gillard spoke to a rapturous crowd who frequently cheered and applauded her remarks.
Tonight’s discussion contained more substance and canvassed more issues. Many questions centred on issues of gender, sexism and misogyny. [Read more…]
Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made her first major public appearance since being deposed last June.
The former Labor leader appeared with journalist Anne Summers before a crowd of 2600 people at the Sydney Opera House. [Read more…]
This is the video of Dr. Anne Summers’ Human Rights and Social Justice Lecture at the University of Newcastle.
The speech is titled: “Her Rights At Work: The Political Persecution of Australia’s First Female Prime Minister”.
Summers says: “In this lecture I want to examine what I contend is the sexist and discriminatory treatment of Australia’s first female prime minister by the Opposition and by some elements in Australian society.”