Sex, Lies and Question Time: Why the successes and struggles of women in Australias parliament matter to us all

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In Sex, Lies and Question Time, former MP Kate Ellis explores the good, the bad and the ugly of life as a woman in Australian politics.

Seventy-seven years after the first woman entered Australian parliament, female politicians are still the minority. They cop scrutiny over their appearance, their sex lives, their parenting and their portfolios in a way few of their male colleagues do. Its time to call bullshit on the toxic Canberra culture.

Alongside her own experiences from fifteen years in parliament, Kate Ellis reveals a frank and fascinating picture of women across Australian politics, including Julia Gillard, Julie Bishop, Linda Burney, Sussan Ley, Penny Wong, Sarah Hanson-Young and Pauline Hanson.Kate explores issues like sexism, motherhood, appearances, social media, the sisterhood and, of course, sex. But she also celebrates everything Australian female politicians have achieved.

Wry, candid and provocative, Sex, Lies and Question Time is a powerful call to demand more of our leaders and our institutions. It reminds us we need greater diversity to shape a fairer Australia, where womens issues are everyones issues. A better parliament means a better Australia. The stakes are high, and the standards should be too.

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this book from former Labor party minister Kate Ellis is a cracker... Timely, gripping and infuriating but, most of all, important this is a book for anyone who cares about womens rights or politics in Australia. A must read. -- Anna Saunders * Primer *

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Kate Ellisrepresented Adelaide in the Australian House of Representativesfor Labor from 2004 until 2019. She served in multiple portfolios in the outer ministry of the 200713 federal Labor government and was in shadow Cabinet until she left parliament at the 2019 federal election. She is a passionate supporter of the Adelaide Crows and the mother of two young boys.