Outgoing Australian politician says PM 'a sexist'


SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is "a sexist" rather than a misogynist, a retiring politician from his party said in an interview Sunday, adding that he was just one of many in Parliament.

Liberal Senator Sue Boyce, who is leaving politics at the end of June, described former prime minister Julia Gillard's fiery misogyny speech in 2012 - which targeted Abbott - as "powerful", and said it was "a brilliant speech" in building support for the country's first female leader.

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