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'Putting women down': Female MPs blast Morrison's International Women's Day speech

Federal politicians Sarah Hanson-Young, Karen Andrews and Linda Burney were on the all-female Q and A panel.

Federal politicians Sarah Hanson-Young, Karen Andrews and Linda Burney on Q and A panel. Source: Q and A

An all-female panel has blasted the Prime Minister's International Women's Day speech where he said women's success shouldn't come at the expense of others.


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An all-female panel has blasted the Prime Minister's International Women's Day speech where he said women's success shouldn't come at the expense of others.


Female politicians from different parties are united in their criticism of a speech by Prime Minister Scott Morrison where he said the rise of women should not come at the expense of others.

An all-female Q and A panel criticised Mr Morrison's speech on International Women's Day with the reactions from Labor, Liberal and Greens MPs very similar. 

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young was the strongest in her criticism. 

 

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