* why did The Australian, normally so pro-Coalition, run with this? Well, I think the answer is pretty clear - Rupert met with them, later decided she was a liability. It's with his approval that Savva was protected in her long campaign to publicise the trouble within the government that Credlin was causing.
* one incident mentioned from the book has Credlin sounding like an uptight feminist:
In government Abbott held a meeting of cabinet ministers in his office and one of them told an off-colour joke about submarines. “Credlin stood up and stormed out of the room. A distressed Abbott took off after her. She walked back in a few minutes later, with Abbott following closely behind her. The prime minister addressed his bemused colleagues, saying: ‘I think we owe Peta an apology.’ He turned to the towering inferno beside him. ‘Sorry, Peta,’ he said. A couple of them, including Joe Hockey, chimed in: ‘Sorry, Peta.’ Credlin then launched into an angry lecture, telling them they were the reason the government was doing so badly among women.”Yes, but - if she is that sensitive to sexism, how on earth did she put up with her boss's condescending treatment of Gillard? Really, how can anyone sympathise with Credlin (even from a feminist perspective - like Jane Caro seems to be doing) given her supportive role with Abbott during that?
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