Last night I saw Julia Gillard - Australia's first female Prime Minister - in conversation with Anne Summers at the Melbourne Town Hall. She and Anne spoke for 50 minutes and the audience asked a variety of questions for the remainder. It was her second extended interview since … [Read more...]
A sausage for the nation
It's election day in Australia today.The Age predicts it's going to be close.I think we live in a lucky country, and I appreciate being given the freedom to vote, because there are so many countries who don't allow women or minority groups, or anyone at all, to vote. But I have … [Read more...]
Power dressing, soup, cutlets and pudding
I did a lot this weekend, but still got some rest in. My cold is almost over, apart from a chesty wheeze that is painful and annoying.Yesterday I saw the God-awful Eclipse movie - I was so bored and couldn't stop thinking about how wooden the characters are. That Bella Swan is … [Read more...]
One step aside from a man, one giant leap for women
I am incredibly proud to be Australian today. Australia has a female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, after Kevin Rudd stood aside. What a day for Australia and Australian women. We are a lucky country, with freedom incomparable to many parts of the world. But Julia Gillard's … [Read more...]