Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

In terms of anything that I have said about this incident, I do not today and I never have believed, said or thought that this incident arose because of the words of Mr Abbott, the Leader of the Opposition, and that somehow this was his fault. That has never been my belief. The conduct of the individuals involved, which was violent conduct, is the responsibility of those individuals.

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