Abbott says Gillard's misogyny speech an 'unjustified attack'
Reflecting on Julia Gillard's now-iconic speech, Tony Abbott says he thought it was "pretty over the top" and saw it mostly as an example of political theatre.
Covered by 2 sources from 2 countries. First reported by ABC News Australia ·
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Abbott says Gillard's misogyny speech an 'unjustified attack'
Reflecting on Julia Gillard's now-iconic speech, Tony Abbott says he thought it was "pretty over the top" and saw it mostly as an example of political theatre.
Tony Abbott calls Julia Gillard’s famous misogyny speech ‘over the top’ and ‘unjustified’
ABC program takes Australians back to 9 October 2012, the day the prime minister told Tony Abbott she would ‘not be lectured about sexism’ Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast “For fuck’s sake,” Julia Gillard says. “How did we end up here?” Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really…
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2 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: ABC News Australia and The Guardian. ABC News Australia published it first, on November 8, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Guardian, 7 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Guardian Australia and Politics.
By country: Australia (1), United Kingdom (1).
