Anne Summers
Financial Review
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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This election could be one of the most important in Australian history
Incompetence, small minds and a democracy under threat make the coming poll among the most consequential ever. → Read More
Susan Ryan was a pioneer in the fight for Australian women. I was proud to help her
With no other women around the cabinet table, Ryan delivered legislation that made sexual harassment unlawful, and it was a world first → Read More
Jane Harper, Tom Keneally, Anne Summers and more on what they're reading this month
Plus essays from Alice Pung, a new Garry Disher thriller, a biography of Germaine Greer and short stories from a Miles Franklin winner → Read More
The fragility of feminist progress and why rage is a luxury we can’t afford
Despite years of hard work women can still be rendered utterly powerless in the face of a torrent of raw male power. Anger is energising, rage is not → Read More
Smile: It's the PM women loved to hate
Paul Keating was often seen as aggressive and arrogant, especially among female voters. But the woman asked to help change that image found him far more nuanced. → Read More
Bill Shorten's biggest challenge is to make himself more likeable
People can't necessarily put their finger on precisely what it is they don't like. Some will say it's his voice, or his delivery, his lame zingers, or the way he shouts when he's giving a speech. Others say that he's not trustworthy, or that he is unauthentic. This unease, this dislike is widespread. → Read More
Tony Abbott's ego as big as Phar Lap's heart
Tony Abbott's ego is the size of Uluru. → Read More
Tony Abbott's ego as big as Phar Lap's heart
Tony Abbott's ego is the size of Uluru. → Read More
From my wedding dress to a childhood coat, history is sewn into our clothes
My wedding dress doesn't evoke happy memories, yet I'm reluctant to consign it to the rubbish. → Read More
Australia is once again a frightened country. We need to reconstruct our values
Can any of our politicians tell us what the ‘national interest’ is? We have no clear economic policy, population policy, employment policy or immigration policy → Read More
Powerhouse in the state government firing line again
As it always is in Sydney, the idea to move the Powerhouse Museum is an ill-concealed property grab. → Read More
Softly softly, France shows the US and Australia how to wield real power
When it comes to wielding soft power, tender is the might, as a French example shows. → Read More
In a terror scare, Americans display the wisdom that eludes Donald Trump
I was reassured to see the wisdom of the crowd during a bomb scare in New York this week. → Read More
Order of Australia nominations do not reflect our diversity
Why is it that Adam Goodes and Rosie Batty were deemed worthy to be Australian of the Year but neither has received an Australian honour? → Read More
Donald Trump's tweets are no longer quirky
In terms of their potential to cause severe and lasting damage, the US President's tweets are more like nuclear warheads. → Read More
Manchester bombing was a hate crime against women and girls
The notion Ariana Grande and her fans would be punished for being "dangerous women", is totally intolerable, writes Anne Summers. → Read More
Frightening prospect of growing Russian interference in Western politics
If the Russians' aim is to prevent business as usual in Western politics, they should be very pleased with their recent handiwork. → Read More
Barack Obama seemed different, but he's just another money-grubbing politician
This man does not need the money, but what he does need is for us to continue to respect him. And we need him. → Read More
Barack Obama seemed different, but he's just another money-grubbing politician
This man does not need the money, but what he does need is for us to continue to respect him. And we need him. → Read More
We're asking the wrong question about the powerful Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump has expanded her portfolio from defending Planned Parenthood to bombing Syria. → Read More