GOLD ERNIE AND MEDIA SILVER ERNIE

Paul Kelly wrote before the election, “The women’s movement won’t decide the next election.”

JUDICIAL SILVER ERNIE

Queensland Police – A Queensland police officer giving evidence to the Queensland inquiry into domestic violence recalled hearing colleagues describing rape as “surprise sex” and saying “domestic violence is just foreplay” and “she’s too ugly to be raped.”

POLITICAL SILVER ERNIE

Victorian MP Bernie Finn in a speech about abortion said he knew rape victims who had “never been happier” after having their child.

INDUSTRIAL SILVER ERNIE

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet for designing a new logo for the women’s network that looked like a large purple cock and balls.

SPORT (THE WARNEY)

Fox Footy reporter, Tom Morris commenting on a female sports broadcaster who he named, “Unfortunately she’s a lesbian lads – hottest girl at Fox by a long way. Unfortunately she’s got a licker licence. She’s very good at it.”

CLERICAL/CELEBRITY

Hillsong pastor, Brian Houston regarding his staff member sexually assaulting an 18 year old girl at a social function “we’re not talking about a sexual predator here…. a young married man who did something stupid, got much drunker than he should… and got himself in a bad situation. That’s it.”

THE ELAINE (For the remark least helpful to the sisterhood)

Janet Albrechtsen on the Brittany Higgins allegations – “The PM seems to be frightened of women who think they should be free to roam the landscape, pointing the bone at alleged offenders without benefit of trial or other traditional niceties.” 

THE GOOD ERNIE (For Boys behaving Better)

Kyle Sandilands commenting on Dominic Perrottet – “How can someone run a state like New South Wales and be anti-abortion and anti-gay rights.”

THE TRUMP (for repeat offender) Scott Morrison

Dr Burgmann commented on the fact that this was the last Ernies Awards… “We decided that 30 years was a good run and, like Ash Barty, we should quit while we’re on top”

Media enquiries Meredith Burgmann 0418240763 and Yvette Andrews 0408281810

For footage and images ring Yvette Andrews 0408281810

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