Tony Abbott's latest suit party, uh, cabinet. Photo: Andrew Meares

Geez, this guy.

After Monday's "Carbon Tax repeal" debacle and the online mockery movements that followed, you'd think the PM might've learned to ease up on his ridiculously misguided attempts to endear himself to the women of Australia.

Unfortunately, this is Tony Abbott we're talking about.

Yesterday, the PM's new cabinet - including its second female member, Sussan Ley, the new Minister for Health and Sport - were sworn in by Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove at a ceremony at Government House in Canberra... and you can bet your life Abbott made sure proceeedings were as uncomfortable as ever.


Perhaps in a bid to smooth over tensions following his horrific week as 'Minister for Women', the PM pulled aside his one new female cabinet member for a special photo op (something, it should be noted, he didn't do with any of his male ministers). The results, uh, speak for themselves.

For comparison's sake, this is Minister Ley's photo with the Governor-General during the same evening.

The PM's cynical photo op and "wandering hand" were blasted on social media.

Welcome: Sussan Ley new cabinet Minister for Health & Sport. Unwelcome: PM Abbott's wandering hand pic.twitter.com/u5vFySKa6z HT @mearesy — Destroy The Joint (@JointDestroyer) December 23, 2014

SIGH! #ThanksTony RT @mearesy: Swearing-in " PM Abbott with Sussan Ley new cabinet Minister for Health and Sport pic.twitter.com/oCGNrNP5wE — Noely Neate (@YaThinkN) December 23, 2014

@ABCNewsRadio it's very distressing sexual harassment. Time to name it, be honest pic.twitter.com/ZFNpFAGUuE — TinSalPassesItOn (@SallyRMelb) December 23, 2014

And once again: your Minister for Women, Australia.