Abbott's smoke and mirrors women.

Placement makes Abbott look good.
What you see can be misleading
Your TV is misleading you. Women still have too small a say in the running of this country and that needs to change, say equality campaigners.

The most commonly televised view of the government benches during Question Time.

When you watch Question Time it may look like Australian parliament is brimming with female politicians.

But looks can be deceiving. While the PM has four women surrounding him, this is a result of a carefully chosen seating plan and not over-representation, or even equal representation, of women on the government benches.