Leadership

Decoding Julie Bishop

What she really meant in her rousing opening remarks at Future Women dinner.

By Angela Ledgerwood

Published 31 January, 2026

Leadership

Decoding Julie Bishop

What she really meant in her rousing opening remarks at Future Women dinner.

By Angela Ledgerwood

Published 31 January, 2026

Julie Bishop delivered a candid, clever and impassioned off-the-cuff speech in front of a 360- strong crowd at the Future Women Off the Record event on Tuesday night. “I do have some experiences to share and some observations to make,” quipped Bishop, with a smile. Though much of the conversation was indeed “off the record” Bishop made her feelings clear in a number of areas before the tape was turned off. As the master of making a point without being controversial there were a series of messages hidden in her lines. Here we decode them for you.

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