By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 09:16 AEST, 7 April 2022 | Updated: 10:15 AEST, 7 April 2022
Staggering moment Australia’s top health expert fails to define what a ‘woman’ is – sparking a scathing reaction: ‘If I asked my kids they would know the answer’
- Liberal Senator Alex Antic asked department of health to define what a woman is
- Dr Brendan Murphy stumbled over his words and said he would ‘take notice’
- The health secretary said there were a variety of definitions but didn’t give one
- Mr Antic said it was ‘ludicrous’ nobody in the health dept could answer question
Australia’s top health bureaucrat was left stumbling over his words when asked to define what a woman is.
Liberal Senator Alex Antic posed the question to the Department of Health bosses, including chief Dr Brendan Murphy, during Senate Estimates on Wednesday, and the room fell silent.
‘Can someone please provide me with what a definition of a woman is?’ he asked.
‘Department of Health – (what is the) definition of a man, definition of a woman, anyone? Basic stuff.’
He then directed the question to Professor Murphy who laughed as he struggled to find the right words.
