So, I got a fantastic birthday present!

[sarren]

For those who don't follow Australian politics *g*, our PM just put the smackdown on the Leader of the Opposition, bigtime. This man is VILE. He's a right wing religious nut who believes women don't have the right to 'withhold' sex. Also, fairly importantly for our entire future, is actively working against effective climate change mitigation measures.

Gillard labels Abbott a misogynist 15 minutes of GOLD.

On a more depressing, but entirely unsurprising note, here's a (NSFW) article on “the political persecution of Australia’s first female prime minister” (NSFW images) It stops with me.