Jill Hennessy has written to Governor-General David Hurley asking the Council of the Order of Australia to consider cancelling the award on the basis that Ms Arndt's public commentary brought the order into disrepute.
But Ms Hennessy accused her of sympathising with a convicted paedophile and blaming and shaming victims of abuse in public commentary and media appearances. In August last year she also criticised a Victorian Court of Appeal decision to uphold a guilty verdict in the rape case against Cardinal George Pell."He was too big a scalp for the howling mob."
Ms Hennessy told ABC Radio Melbourne she felt compelled to contact the Governor-General, even though Ms Arndt lives in New South Wales.
I would like to know what the process is for the award. Do they research the information provided by the nominees to see if it’s factual and if they do then whoever did this research should lose their job. Makes you wonder if this is the only invalid recipient
Make that Victorian Labor AG...... context.
....’dangerous views’? Hahahahaha
So much for freedom of speech !!!
If this true then Victoria clearly has a Governor General who doesn't understand her constitutional role.
How on earth was she nominated in the first place
Same Attorney General who refused to talk to Victoria Police regarding the Red Shirts RORT. That's alot of Credibility
In 2007 Arndt stated, with no substantiated evidence and under guise of being a clinical psychologist, that “research” shows children bounce back after “mild molestation” Appalling thing to say let alone trying to assert it as being fact. I’m 54 and haven’t bounced back yet.
Plus she’s a fraud
Based on that comment from AG she should be sacked FreeSpeech
Pathetic: a State Attorney general with anti Democratic attitude. The taxpayer fake news should clarify that the 'Attorney General' is a state one and of course, is a Labor MP. The ABC is a taxpayers funded 1.2 bn operation. Australians deserve better
Attorney-General playing hateful game, Bettina Arndt is well know supporter of violence against Women, and that is the reason she been awarded the gong. Also, she is well known to support MEN to have equal access to children. Bettina should't be stripped off.
The AG needs to be sacked for her lies
Funny thing... when I first saw this I thought WOW..Christian Porter showing some spine and standing up to a right wing shock jockette....😊
This just proves exactly why she deserves the award.
There is an urgent need in Australian Politics for an Atheist Party, or an Agnostic Party, either one has my vote.
This is hilarious! She is a fake, and the powers that be fell for it 😂😂😂 cheapened the awards
I think we should all start making 'quote tiles' of Bettina quotes - 'There's a difference having someone briefly pat your breast, or rape you.' Such profound words from a completely unqualified commentator.
Good to see. Truth in headlines. Good work. ABC
Just letting you know, ABC on Twitter isn’t real life.
Absolutely Definately
b_spectabilis There are questions on whether she is qualified as a psychologist. Is this fact or mis information. I’m sure if I was going to have a knee replacement I would expect my orthopaedic surgeon to have gone to med school then specialised. Can someone confirm ?
A self entitled Victorian state political nobody comments on a Federal matter. Get your state sorted first. I had to Google her to check who she is
Strip Australia Day.
Whilst she is within her rights to do this, I wonder if Pell wins his High Court appeal would Jill Hennessy issue a public apology to Arndt? No likely.
What a biased sensationalist interview. The interviewer could not stay neutral and became triggered. Pitiful from the ABC.
Good on Bettina Arndt!!!! A fantastic crusader for Justice and righting wrongs!!!!!
Maybe the Victorian Attorney General should be replaced. Her meddling in this is out of place and demeans her position. Victoria Melbourne
Shes demonstrated her compassion is misplaced.
What a biased interview. The interviewer could not stay neutral and became triggered. Bettina (a person under attack and understandably defensive) called out the interviewer and the journalist couldn’t cope then the journalist showed her anger and bias. Interesting.
Maybe the Victorian GG should be replaced. Her meddling in this is out of place and demeans her position. Victoria Melbourne
I thought having a falsified nomination would be easier.
The attacks on Bettina show how effective she has been in combatting feminist hysteria and lies like the fake campus rape culture aspersions on Australia’s universities. Men and women of Australia thank you. Australia is the safest country on earth for women.
Feminists at all levels are scared of Bettina. They don’t want to hear anything but the feminist agenda. Bettina is doing more for gender relations than all of these howling feminists put together.
See why they get called 'Feminazis?'
AG should be sacked for such hateful comments. Unacceptable
Someone is triggered that's for sure, you want to strip someone of an award because you don't like holds views contrary to your own. That's lol out loud comedy right there.
Police in the police family violence unit are full of police women who hate men, they will fabricate evidence and intervention orders to get men removed from the home charged with an assault and put in jail. I have documented to whole path where police abuse their powers
Typical woke ABC I have listen to all the recordings that Bettina is accused in, and its bullshit, they have twisted and manipulated the evidence to meet their leftist narrative.
Absolutely....a shonk bettinaleaveyourhonourout
Sounds like she was taken out of contact ?
And sack the Australia Day awards council for not doing their homework.
What an interview. 😂 Bettina appears to be a compulsive liar who is clearly unhinged. From the ScottyFromMarketing school of interview technique where when faced with tricky questions just get shouty.
Femscreech, it’s everywhere, especially when someone gets close to their truth.
Dangerous views? Anyone who advocates for equality for men is not allowed to speak? Get lost. Face the truth - many men are ‘chewed up and spat out’ these days as all assistance is directed to and consideration given to women.
This would be justice for the Agony Arndt.
And so she should. And charged over her fraudulent professional claims.
The AG from the Socialist State of Victoria sais that? I'm shocked!! 🧐
Here here! 👍
She should be stripped for claiming to be a clinical psychologist - it's a protected title and she never was one. Her 'authority' to claim that kids are partly responsible for parental abuse they receive (sorry folx) was all lies.
AG is a sexist mysoginist !
Women haters!!!
AG should be sacked.
Jill who? I thought so
And much like most of Australia has been calling for the ABC to be stripped of it's tax payer funding it just aint' going to happen.
Can we find out who nominated her?
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