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

In the statement I made on that date I indicated that my office had made inquiries about this matter and then I presented the facts, as they were given to me, to the Australian public. I say to the opposition: after what has been the best part of two weeks of questioning on this matter—I seriously say to them—in circumstances where Mr Hodges made a grave error of judgment and no longer is in my employ, I do wonder what the opposition is on about when they are so fascinated by this and so completely lacking in interest in areas like employment of Australians, health care for Australians, the quality of schooling for Australians—

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