Awww - he's going to fight for Rosie, too..
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/2016-australian-of-the-year-winners-re...DAVID Morrison shot to fame when a video of him ordering Army troops to accept women as equals or “get out” went viral.
Now, the former Lieutenant-General has a new platform to spread his equality message — as Australian of the Year.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull bestowed the prestigious honour on Mr Morrison at a ceremony at Parliament House.
DAVID Morrison shot to fame when a video of him ordering Army troops to accept women as equals or “get out” went viral.
Now, the former Lieutenant-General has a new platform to spread his equality message — as Australian of the Year.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull bestowed the prestigious honour on Mr Morrison at a ceremony at Parliament House.
Grand Slam titan grateful to Australia
A year later he spoke at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict alongside US Secretary of State John Kerry and actor Angelina Jolie.
He is now Diversity Council of Australia chairman.
Accepting the award, Mr Morrison said vowed to continue Ms Batty’s work.
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“She has set a benchmark for us all and the scourge of domestic violence which faces us as one of our great social issues won’t be solved in a year, maybe in 50 or 100 years but it is up to us in our lifetimes to do something about it and I look forward to contributing to her great work,” he said.
He also pledged to help close the gender pay gap.
“I can’t explain why there is a gender pay gap,” he said.
“In this country between men and women across all professions of 17.8 per cent and worse in many of the professions that we are all proud to be part of.
“That needs to end.”
'gender pay gap'? Rosie's 'fighting for something? When you fight for something you are positing a need to defeat an enemy and casualties will result.... anyone worked that out yet? Not remotely a recipe for any win-win situation - but definitely one for lose-lose.
Women in the forces are equal - when they are judged on ability and not on gender. The acid test is combat. They either shape up or ship out, and his stance is one of hot air. Good way to get ahead, though. He also needs to distance himself from the paradigm of DV being about 'man perpetrator - woman victim'.
I copped another punch on the arm yesterday for dissenting from one of the ex's views - gee - I must be a violent bastard and it's all my fault.
He takes over from domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty.
Mr Morrison, who retired last year after 37 years with the Australian Army, was given the award for his commitment to gender equality, diversity and inclusion.
In 2013 an internal video of him telling troops to shape up or “get out” went viral, prompting a cultural shift within Australia’s armed forces.
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