Returned to Sender
David Pope
In a nod to the suffragette movement, Christine Holgate, the former CEO of Australia Post, wore white to a Senate inquiry into her controversial departure from the publicly owned organisation. She spoke of her reaction to criticism levelled at her by the Prime Minister during Question Time, which she called ‘one of the worst acts of bullying I’ve ever witnessed’.
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