Julie Bishop is probably the most able member of the Malcolm Turnbull cabinet. She had been cruelly betrayed. Shame on the right wing Liberal insurgents ( dirty politicians like Tony Abbott and Mike Corman and Michkalia Cash ) who worked on their dark agenda which will push back Australia’s progress in democracy and multiculturalism. Julie Bishop’s exit from the cabinet is a real loss to Australian voters. This debacle has also revealed Australia’s macho or male dominant culture which is so out of day and out of place in the modern world. Had she been a man she would have been voted as the Liberal leader and the new prime minister as she was the most preferred PM by popular poll among the 3 candidates prior to the Liberal party spill that brought Scott Morrison to the office of the 30th Australian prime minister.
An Australian government MP Julia Banks has revealed she will not contest the next election, condemning the parliament's "bullying and intimidation" of women.
Who did Ms Banks criticise?
The Liberal Party MP, who holds a marginal seat in Melbourne, did not make reference to specific incidents.
However, she said in a statement: "I will always call out bad behaviour and will not tolerate any form of bullying or intimidation. I have experienced this both from within my own party and the Labor party."
"In anticipating my critics saying I'm 'playing the gender card' - I say this. Women have suffered in silence for too long and in this last twelve months the world has seen many courageous women speak out," she added.
A supporter of Mr Turnbull and Julie Bishop - who was replaced as party deputy last week - Ms Banks also made a more general criticism about the political turmoil, rebuking unnamed figures with "mean-spirited grudges intent on settling their personal scores".
She said she would support new Prime Minister Scott Morrison and party deputy Josh Frydenberg.
Important links for fact finding :-
(1) Australians react with horror and humour amidst political chaos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45278859
(2) Malcolm Turnbull: How the party turned on Australia's PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-45292632/malcolm-turnbull-how-the-party-turned-on-australia-s-pm
(3)Malcolm Turnbull: The 'refreshing' PM felled by revolts and revenge
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45292458
(4) Scott Morrison: Australia's conservative pragmatist
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45292331
(5) Malcolm Turnbull: Six moments that defined Australia's ex-PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45267126
(6) Australia: A history of political coups
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-45293252/australia-a-history-of-political-coups
(7) Four reasons why Australian politics is so crazy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45295667
(8) Scott Morrison is new Australian PM as Malcolm Turnbull ousted
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45292637
(9) Julia Banks: Exiting Australia MP decries 'bullying' of women
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45339046
(10) Australia: Coup capital of the democratic world
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-34249214
(10) Australia: Coup capital of the democratic world
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-34249214
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