Paula Matthewson

Happy Mother’s Day to all great mums out there and also all the amazing Aunties!

From 3 weeks ago

The Liberal Party ain't what it used to be

And the sadest thing is, they'll learn nothing from this

Real liberals are Teals now

And the radicals who have taken over the party will seek to push it further to the right

The group of Libs celebrating the end of the carbon tax. With Dutton's loss they are now all no longer in parliament

All gone

This - it's not just a terrible night for the LNP and Dutton. It's a massive fail for News Corp, Advance, and the various climate denial/fossil fuel gronks that have bankrolled them.

I wish to place on the record that we had multiple Coaltion shadow ministers who cheerfully agreed to interviews and then mysteriously pulled out. We really wanted to interview Peter Dutton. It’s a shame he wouldn’t speak to us. Grateful to Senator Andrew Bragg.

This election, Peter Dutton leaves us, the female Liberal diaspora, in no better place than 2022 | Paula Matthewson When forced to look into the policy cupboard for the folder named ‘women’, he finds it bare – just as Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison did before him

"we’ll remember the Liberals’ antipathy to..women working from home, Dutton’s flippant suggestion that we could job-share instead, & the constant framing of women as victims – while the actual epidemic of family & domestic violence is inadequately addressed."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Not only is Dutton failing women, he's used one of his best as a shield for his numpty policy Has the Coalition forgotten why they tanked so hard last time?

I have a theory about Peter Dutton's cunning plans to remain leader of the Liberal Party even if he doesn't win the election. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/894532...

RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet. "I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."

RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.

Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Morrison had no choice - he needed to find another job, whereas Dutton has plenty of dough

Thanks! It's so much nicer over here

Thank you - I'm on leave for a few days

RFK Jr. said autistic people don’t work or play sports. They say he’s wrong. The health and human services secretary on Wednesday suggested that autistic children would never play baseball or pay taxes, enraging those in the community.

Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.

Yep. They seem to think they can put emancipated women back in the box. Lol.

Yep, the sliding doors moment. But the combination of Family First infiltration of the Liberals and reactionary influence of the Nationals made sure the Coalition continued to lurch to the right. Abetted by Trump.

Women don’t need Peter Dutton’s protection and outdated views. We need policy When asked on the campaign trail what he offers “modern working women,” Peter Dutton immediately turned to his housing policy because “homeless women are at a record level under this government.

womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-b...

To be fair, I did express something like that in the book. Now realise it was a pipe dream.

Thanks Elaine. It's their reversion to traditional roles - they want to keep us barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen, and in return they will protect us.

Thank you. I think it's going to take another election thrashing after this one before they realise.

Thanks!

This election, Peter Dutton leaves us, the female Liberal diaspora, in no better place than 2022 | Paula Matthewson When forced to look into the policy cupboard for the folder named ‘women’, he finds it bare – just as Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison did before him

Like his blokey predecessors, Dutton offers women nothing -& has learned nothing from the Coalition’s previous mistakes with women.

Dutton has lurched further to the right, further away from women & further away from progressive politics & opportunities for women
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Thank you!

I still lurk there too, unfortunately ;-)

Thank you!

Yes, still lurking ;-)

Was just thinking the other day that I miss @drag0nista.bsky.social and her insightful analysis and stumbled upon this.
#AusPol #AusVotes2025

Thanks Brett - still a bit of fire left in the old dragon ;-)

Fanks x

Thanks Sophie - thought it was time I spoke up!