The wife of Australia's Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has spoken out against critics of her husband, saying comments that he has difficulty dealing with women are groundless and distortions.
Margie Abbott says their three daughters are living the life that feminists aspire for all young women and this has been achieved with the loving support of their father.
Her comments, in an exclusive piece about her husband for News Ltd on Friday, come after the recent release of David Marr's quarterly essay, which included allegations rejected by Mr Abbott, that he had punched a wall next to the head of then university student politician Barbara Ramjan.
Mrs Abbott says she and her daughters Louise, 23, Frances, 21, and Bridget, 19, are aware of what she called "a deliberate campaign" to cast doubt on her husband's relationship with women.
"I won't stand by and let others claim that the man I love and the father my children adore, has some agenda against women," Mrs Abbott said.
