‘Sexist remarks, insensitive statements and ignorant opinions. Over the years, everyone from politicians to star chefs have uttered some beauties…’ more here. And the awards went to:

The Gold Ernie
Tooheys Advertising
A bunch of Wallaby supporters hold up a banner at the game which says:
Boys, if you win you can have our sisters.
The banner has arrows pointing to ‘their sisters’ in the seats beside them.

The Warney (for sport)
Bulldogs Chief Executive Malcolm Noad
Let’s believe nothing happened in Coffs Harbour.

Media Ernie
P P McGuiness
The crude abuse coming from many of the ageing feminists and their ideological children who have for years repeated the tired stuff about women having the sole rights over their own bodies, as if there were no moral or ethical issue beyond that, merely shows that they have devoted no serious thought to the issue since the 1970s.

Political Ernie
John Howard for:
1. vetoing the $20 million campaign against domestic violence because it was too ‘anti-male’;
2. arguing against a paid maternity leave scheme, saying ‘it would not increase the fertility rate or improve job security’;
3. criticising Mark Latham for not wanting to change the Anti-Discrimination Act to allow male-only scholarships for teachers; and
4. describing as ‘crazy’ the ALP’s plan to offer casual workers the option of permanent part-time work with holiday pay and sick leave entitlements saying ‘women will be the biggest losers’.

Judicial Ernie
Melbourne Barrister, Paul Reynolds, for saying to a client: just let me feel those puppies then. (he was not referring to her pets)

Industrial Ernie
Australia Post, for:
1. telling female staff at the Bondi Junction Post office that if they wanted to be at the opening of the new Post Office they should lose weight; and
2. cutting the maternity leave of a worker from 12 to six weeks when her baby was born 13 weeks premature on the basis that this was 12 weeks earlier than the date she had nominated.

The Anon (the Good Ernie for boys behaving better)
Adam Goodes, for saying his mum was his inspiration and for taking her to the Brownlow Dinner.

The Elaine (for the remark least helpful to the Sisterhood)
Jackie Kelly, Federal Member for Lindsay
No-one in my electorate goes to uni… it’s pram city.

The Clinton (for repeat offenders)
Tony Abbott