Letter

In response to Ley must be saved from drowning over net zero

It’s not about getting re-elected

The one point missing from this article is that Sussan Ley is a woman. A woman surrounded by old, white, male dinosaurs. As we saw when Julia Gillard was leader of the Labor Party, there was a lack of support for her, none of the old Union “one out, all out“ mentality.

Long after the unions had abandoned their “once they’re married, they should stay home and look after the kids“ position of the 1950s, the party allowed Tony Abbott to ambush her without the support they would have given even a prime minister from a different faction. Even so her government passed a significant amount of legislation.

Sussan Ley is in a more precarious position. I wish Ley success because Australia needs all the elected members to work for the good of the country and the world. May they not be an Opposition but constructive members of both Houses.

— Bob Pearce from Adelaide SA