Journalist Markson calls the feminist author a ‘troll’ on the ABC’s discussion program after Ford criticises anti-women comments by News Corp columnist Tim Blair and remarks by Miranda Devine about homophobic abuse. Asked by the Drum host Julia Baird about her online demeanour, Ford says she goes after people only when they have said something abusive to her or to someone else.

Clementine Ford: there’s something toxic about the way men bond in Australia