SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who was famously accused of misogyny by former leader Julia Gillard, on Friday suggested sexism was behind criticism of his female chief-of-staff.
Abbott’s office has battled falling polls in recent weeks and some within the conservative government’s ranks have complained that his advisor Peta Credlin holds too much power.
“Do you really think that my chief-of-staff would be under this kind of criticism if her name was P-E-T-E-R as opposed to P-E-T-A?” Abbott asked state broadcaster ABC.
“I think people need to take a long hard look at themselves with some of these criticisms.”
Abbott, who has been …read more
Source: theSun
