Now looking at his watch because apparently a woman has spoken too long, I’ve had him yell at me to “shut up” in the past, but I will take the remaining seconds of my speaking time to say to the leader of the opposition [Tony Abbott] I think the best course for him is to reflect; On the standards he’s exhibited in public life, on the responsibility he should take for his public statements, on his close personal connection with Peter Slipper, on the hypocrisy he has displayed in this house today. […] The leader of the opposition should think seriously about the role of women in public life and in Australian society because we are entitled to a better standard than this.

— Julia Fucking Gillard

(Source: abc.net.au, via pyrexia)