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Reflecting on Julia Gillard's now-iconic speech, Tony Abbott says he thought it was "pretty over the top" and saw it mostly as an example of political theatre.

The current alarm about the future dangers of agentic AI might distract us from the very real AI harms already happening. As we speculate about whether machines might one day become dangerous to humankind, AI is deepening misogyny, eroding safety and automating gendered abuse.

‘A response that only removes the manosphere, without offering something credible in its place, will fail,’ co-author of report says

The Conservatives doubt whether women and girls will feel safer as a result of the funding.

<p>Misogyny prevention fund to help tackle sexism at work, school and in public places across UK</p><p>The chancellor will give £15m to a dedicated fund to tackle misogyny in workplaces, schools and public places amid concerns in government about the rise of “manosphere” influencers.</p><p>The women and equalities minister, Bridget Phillipson, will helm the

<p>While the party’s MPs went into hiding, it was left to its failed byelection candidate Matt Goodwin to defend it</p><p>It was the dog that didn’t bark in the night. After Sunday night’s ITV <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/14/reform-uk-councillors-and-candidates-filmed-making-racist-and-extreme-comments">exposé of widespread racism a