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

This is a very deliberate tactic from the opposition. What we have seen from them over the last two days is the use of the word in the member's question. That is done to create smear when they lack a substantive allegation and they lack any proof. If they have a substantive allegation, then put it; otherwise, of course, they are exposed before the Australian people as the irrelevant smear merchants that they are.

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