Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

The minister’s chief of staff, Peter Phelps, then said:

Oh, like the guards at Belsen perhaps? Are you using the Nuremberg Defence?

Does the minister believe the words that were used are acceptable to be used by anyone in any circumstances, public or private? Given that the words were said by the minister’s chief of staff, does he endorse them; and, if he does not endorse them, what will he do about it?

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