http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/simone-mcdonnell/ Simone is a 23-year-old Economics Student from Adelaide University. A former board director of the Adelaide University Union, she currently sits on the National Union of Students Executive. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Im-labor-im-pro-life-and-im-no-political-hypocrite/ I am extremely proud to be a member of the Australian Labor Party. A party that is committed to pricing carbon, that is increasing superannuation, and that will soon introduce Australia’s first National Disability Scheme. I was proud when we started building the Education Revolution, apologised to our Indigenous brothers and sisters for the pain and suffering that previous Government’s have subjected them to, and when we introduced paid maternity leave. November 24, 2007 was the day I will always remember as the day the people of Australia voted against inequality in the work place and, for as long as I live and breathe, I will fight against any party that tries to remove Australians’ rights at work. I am also pro-life. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Simone McDonnell) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Im-labor-im-pro-life-and-im-no-political-hypocrite/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Im-labor-im-pro-life-and-im-no-political-hypocrite/#item7621 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:50:01 +0000 Simone McDonnell | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/its-not-easy-being-young-and-anti-abortion/ We have seen the issue of Abortion raised a great deal in Australian Politics recently, from the RU486 debates of the previous federal government, to last year’s changes to laws in Victoria and more recently, the trial in Queensland of Tegan Leach and Sergie Brennan for purchasing abortion drugs from overseas. As a young woman, my opinion on the issue of Abortion often brings me a great deal of ridicule. I have been labeled Anti-women and more interestingly “Pro-Life Scum”. I’ve also have been singled out and bullied and attacked by left-wing ‘feminazi’s’ at political forums (sorry? Human rights?). feedback@thepunch.com.au (Simone McDonnell) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/its-not-easy-being-young-and-anti-abortion/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/its-not-easy-being-young-and-anti-abortion/#item1344 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:40:53 +0000 Simone McDonnell | Author bios | The Punch