{"id":6985,"date":"2020-12-09T01:15:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T01:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.broadagenda.com.au\/?p=8366"},"modified":"2020-12-09T01:15:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T01:15:41","slug":"hypocrisy-power-and-chauvinism-in-the-canberra-bubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/09\/hypocrisy-power-and-chauvinism-in-the-canberra-bubble\/","title":{"rendered":"Hypocrisy, power and chauvinism in the Canberra bubble"},"content":{"rendered":"
With the airing of the ABC\u2019s recent Four Corners report<\/a>, the nation has finally been given the opportunity to pierce the \u2018Canberra bubble\u2019.<\/p>\n That women disproportionately suffer from the sordid secrecy of Canberra politics is an indisputable fact, and one that the Australian community is far too lax in correcting. In this regard, the Four Corners<\/em> report is to be commended.<\/p>\n However, it is important not to fall into the trap of simply using the bubble as an excuse for bad behaviour by a Member of Parliament (MP). Without critically engaging with how the Canberra bubble works \u2013 or by failing to examine when it does not work \u2013 Australia runs the risk of perpetuating the systemic imbalances that taint its political community.<\/p>\n While the bubble might have protected male ministers for years, the alleged impropriety of other (female) politicians has not enjoyed the same level of discretion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Because while the bubble might have protected male ministers for years, the alleged impropriety of other (female) politicians has not enjoyed the same level of discretion. Allegations<\/a> that Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie spoke about her sex life in the office were immediately reported, and regardless of the degree of truth in the claims against Lambie, the hypocrisy is startling. Evidently, women are not the only ones to speak of sex within Parliament House.<\/p>\n