Since being offered a largely pointless and doomed-to-fail role as UN special envoy to Myanmar, the former Liberal Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, has returned to the headlines.
Today’s special is a bizarre story in The Guardian titled, Tony Abbott didn’t want women in his senior ministry, former deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop claims.
Far from a revelation or statement of fact, it’s merely Ms Bishop’s opinion.
An opinion offered without evidence.
‘I wasn’t appointed by Tony, I was there in my own right as the elected deputy leader, so they had no choice but to have me in Cabinet,’ said Ms Bishop.
Well, indeed… You should be there by merit,...
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