Opinion Hairdresser stunt shows a prime minister who refuses to listen
On the campaign trail in 2016, when I was the Liberal candidate for the seat of Chisholm, one of my “campaign calls” was with the former foreign minister Julie Bishop. We did a street walk, then went into my local hairdresser, our hair wet from the rain. The minister took a seat and the delighted hairdresser blow-dried Bishop’s hair for her. The visit worked.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison washes the hair of an employee of Cocos Hair Salon in Mount Eliza on Friday.Whatever its purpose, the visit didn’t work. His remarks suggested a dated and shallow understanding of women, and the images of the Prime Minister’s hands massaging the apprentice’s scalp and temples stirred a visceral reaction in thousands of us, including me. Not in a good way.
It’s one thing for a high-profile senior minister to get her hair done in front of the cameras. It is quite another for the Prime Minister, the most powerful man in the country, to organise to be filmed washing a young woman’s hair. This is particularly the case for a prime minister who last year self-inflicted major reputational damage when it comes to women.
to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the Jenkins report. One hopes this isn’t yet another announcement in lieu of real action.In 2021, the federal government made numerous announcements, started and stopped inquiries, shelved or gave fleeting consideration to reports and partially implemented recommendations. There was so much ducking and weaving it was hard to keep up. Very little action. Lots of political spin.
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