1. In 2022, when Scott Morrison responded to the media about Grace Tame's (rightfully) icy greeting of him and dismissed it as a symptom of her "terrible life".
“Respect is earned” - Grace Tame Grace @TamePunk is the only person in this photo who lives her life with honesty, integrity & empathy Grace’s courage -to speak truth to power & to call out abuse of power has earned her the enduring respect & trust of a nation. ❤️ #auspol
In his first interview since the photos went viral, Morrison said: "Look, Grace is a passionate person who’s raised important issues. She’s had a terrible life, terrible things happened to her. It’s just awful."
These comments not only dismissed Tame as nothing but a "tragic" person, but continued to overlook the federal government's lacklustre response to allegations of sexual assault and toxic workplace culture in parliament — something that Tame has been strongly outspoken against during her time as Australian of the Year.
2. And in 2021, when — following Grace Tame's powerful Australian of the Year speech in 2021, about being groomed and surviving sexual assault — ScoMo responded with the shockingly tone-deaf comment: "I bet it felt good to get that out".
Grace Tame shared what Scott Morrison said to her after she delivered her emotional and powerful Australian of the Year speech with the Betoota Advocate - "Well, gee, I bet it felt good to get that out.’" Yup https://t.co/qq1obuQUTP
Tame revealed what Morrison said to her in the immediate aftermath of her speech on an episode of The Betoota Advocate podcast.
"Do you know what he said to me, right after I finished that speech and we’re in front of a wall of media? I shit you not, he leaned over and right in my ear he goes, ‘Well, gee, I bet it felt good to get that out’."
What an extraordinary woman. A survivor. A heroic advocate. Never heard an Australian Of The Year deliver an acceptance speech as raw, as emotive as heartbreakingly powerful as Grace Tame. https://t.co/BqYYPfnxZ4
3. The time in 2021, when Scott Morrison neglected to address a women's-led March 4 Justice on his doorstep, under the excuse that "as Prime Minister, when you're in Canberra, it's a very busy day."
Thousands of women #March4Justice all across the country. Many have made the trek to Parliament House in Canberra. The Prime Minister of Australia was asked if he’ll come out of his office and address the people. His answer? Here you go, IN HIS OWN WORDS 👇
4. And when he then suggested that it was a "triumph" that the very same women weren't "being met with bullets" for protesting.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison addressing the #March4Justice protests in Parliament. This quote is being widely shared across social media, what do you think? #auspol
5. The time in 2013, when Tony Abbott told Big Brother contestants that his daughters were his "best asset" and that "if you want to know who to vote for, I'm the guy with the not bad-looking daughters.''
That happened and we all let it happen.
6. The time in 2021, when an anonymous whistleblower revealed that male government staffers were sharing images and videos of themselves masturbating over the desk of a female MP.
1) Masturbating... on a female MP’s desk. 2) Videoing it. 3) Sending it round to the other Liberal staffers. This isn’t a “sex” act. It’s a DISGUSTING “dominance” ritual of pure woman-hating and ALL Australians deserve to be spared from any contact with this. #auspol
7. The time in 2013, when male Liberal candidate, Mal Brough, held a fundraising dinner with the menu item of "Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail — Small Breasts, Huge Thighs and a Big Red Box".
Julia Gillard was PM from 2010-2013 but of course that doesn't mean the misogynistic crap ended. She appeared, for instance, on an opposition party's menu for a fundraiser. It reads: Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried quail with small breasts, huge thighs, and a big red box. /4
8. The time in 2019, when Scott Morrison suggested during a speech for International Women's Day that the rise of women should not come at the expense of men.
Remember when @ScottMorrisonMP chose International Women’s Day in 2019 to tell us that “women deserve to rise but not at the expense of men”? Excuse us for not believing your sudden feminist awakening Scomo. #auspol #BelieveWomen #ausunions #AllWomen
9. The time in 2013, when Tony Abbott — a man who had once stated that "abortion is the easy way out" — appointed himself as the Minister for Women.
Remember when Tony Abbott made himself Minister for Women and then declared the best thing he did for them was repeal the 'carbon tax' so their ironing would be cheaper? Feels like a lifetime ago. Who could have guessed it would all be downhill from there. 👍🏽😐👍🏽 #auspol
10. The time in 2011, when Tony Abbott, Alan Tudge, Ken Wyatt and other members of parliament stood alongside a crowd of 3000 anti-carbon tax protesters, waving signs with slurs against Julia Gillard, including "ditch the witch" and "Ju-liar...Bob Browns [sic] bitch".
Ministers Alan Tudge and Ken Wyatt with Tony Abbott under the ditch the witch banner. The disdain these Morrison govt men have towards women runs deep. Their arrogant attitude to Julia Gillard and women goes back a long way. #Insiders
11. The time in 2020, when Scott Morrison spoke over the top of Senior Minister, Anne Ruston, when she was asked by a reporter if the culture had improved for women in parliament.
Senior minister Anne Ruston asked if culture for women in parliament has improved... @7NewsAustralia
12. The time in 2010, when Tony Abbott was quoted in The Australian Women's Weekly as saying "I would say to my daughters...[your virginity] is the greatest gift you can give someone."
My favourite Tony Abbott line was "Virginity is the greatest gift you can give someone"
13. The time in 2021, when Scott Morrison suggested he was only able to develop empathy for alleged rape victim, Brittany Higgins, after his wife asked him to consider his experience as a husband and father — to which 10 News reporter, Tegan George, asked the PM, "Shouldn’t you have thought about it as a human being?"
This 👇 was my question to @ScottMorrisonMP (& his answer) following the remark his wife Jenny told him to think about what he would want for their daughters if they were in Brittany Higgins' position. @10NewsFirst @Studio10au #auspol
Brittany Higgins herself came out in 2022 to blast Morrison for his comments, saying she didn't want his 'sympathy':
"What bothered me most about the whole 'imagine if it were our daughters' spiel wasn't that he necessarily needed his wife's advice to help contextualise my rape in a way that mattered to him personally...I didn't want his sympathy as a father. I wanted him to use his power as prime minister."
14. And the time when Peter Dutton referred to the same rape allegations as a "he said, she said" affair.
Peter Dutton says he wasn’t provided “with the ‘she said/he said’ details of [Brittany Higgins’s] allegation”. Yet to hear a physical assault or the like described as ‘he said/he said’
15. The time in 2021, when Scott Morrison excused a member of staff for calling an alleged rape victim a "lying cow" because the comment was made in a "private office, in a stressful week. And [the comments] weren't made in a public place."
Scott Morrison doubts someone would be sacked in the private sector if they called an employee a 'lying cow'. Points to the language used in media rooms. #auspol
16. The time in 2013, when Tony Abbott described Liberal candidate, Fiona Scott, and former Liberal MP, Jackie Kelly, as "both good, young, feisty — I think I could probably say have a bit of sex appeal."
Don't forget Tony Abbott's criteria for female politicians is that they need to have "sex appeal". #QandA
17. The time in 2021, when Scott Morrison tried to weaponise claims of harassment in the workplace, when he lied about News Corp dealing with its own complaint of sexual harassment, in order to deflect a question from their journalist about the culture in Parliament.
Scott Morrison apologises to NewsCorp (on Facebook) quicker than he investigates the Higgins case. The Murdochs are a higher priority than thirteen million Australian women. #auspol
18. The time in 2021, when Scott Morrison refused to act in standing down the Attorney General, Christian Porter, while investigating a historical rape allegation against him.
Only an Independent Inquiry can determine whether the Christian Porter is a fit and proper person to be Attorney General. Given the Rape accusation, Scott Morrison must stand Porter aside until such a determination is made. https://t.co/ZE1asrXdH4
19. The time in 2020, when Scott Morrison refused to take further action against two senior frontbenchers, Christian Porter and Alan Tudge, following allegations of inappropriate conduct, as there was "no suggestion here of anything unconsensual."
Remember that time ScoMo went in to bat for his boys Porter & Tudge and lectured a reporter about her not understanding human frailty? And the fact that it was consensual? #auspol #SpinelessScotty
20. The time in 2018, when Scott Morrison trivialised Pamela Anderson's plea to bring Julian Assange home, with his remark that he had "plenty of mates who have asked me if they can be my special envoy to sort the issue out with Pamela Anderson."
We've found the audio of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's #JulianAssange interview with Hot Tomato - "I've had plenty of mates who have asked me if they can be my special envoy to sort the issue out with Pamela Anderson” #auspol
21. And finally, the time in 2002, when Tony Abbott said that "this idea that sex is a woman's right to absolutely withhold" needed to be "moderated".
