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Author: March 2013 Wednesday June 12th 2013 Low for Qantas 135 (CraigEmerson15/11)
Subject: A menu that made lewd and offensive jokes about Prime Minister Julia Gillard's anatomy

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Coalition event made lewd jokes at PM's expense
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A menu that made lewd and offensive jokes about Prime Minister Julia Gillard's anatomy was used at a fund-raiser for federal Liberal National Party candidate Mal Brough.

The menu, used at an event earlier this year, lists ''Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail'' before going on to describe it as ''Small Breasts, Huge Thighs & A Big Red Box.''


Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

The revelation comes as Ms Gillard reignited the so-called ''gender wars,'' on Tuesday, during a speech in which she argued that women's voices in political life would be ''banished'' under a Tony Abbott-led Coalition government.

Advertisement ads not by this site Her speech at a Labor women's event has drawn fierce criticism from the Coalition – who have called her comments desperate – and has even been questioned by Labor MPs.

But union leader and Gillard supporter Paul Howes tweeted that the menu proved Ms Gillard's gender attack on the Coalition had been right.


Mal Brough. Photo: Harrison Saragossi

''The irony of course is that Mal Brough and @JoeHockey have proven the PM right despite the LNP's howls of outrage over the last 12 hours.''

It had been suggested that shadow treasurer Joe Hockey attended the event where the menu was used.

But on Wednesday Mr Hockey tweeted that he did not remember seeing the menu.


Part of the menu at the Liberal National Party function.

''I don't recall ever seeing any such menu. It is offensive and inappropriate whenever it was put out and it is now,'' the tweet said.

A spokesman for Mr Hockey could not confirm the shadow treasurer had attended the event in question, saying Mr Hockey attended a number of fund-raisers.

The event, at a Brisbane restaurant on March 27, was organised by Mr Brough and was attended by about 20 people from local members to businesspeople.

The Opposition Leader condemned the menu during a visit to the Gold Coast on Wednesday, but said Mr Brough's preselection would not be affected.

''I condemn it as Mal Brough has. I think that we should all be bigger and better than that,'' Mr Abbott said.

Mr Abbott also compared the menu to a widely condemned incident last year when a comedian told an off-colour joke about the Opposition Leader and his chief of staff Peta Credlin at a Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union dinner.

"Whether it's a tacky, scatological menu out the front of a Liberal Party event. Whether its squalid jokes told at union conference dinners with ministers present. Whatever it is, I think we should be better than that," he said.

The ABC reports that Mr Brough has apologised for the menu, saying it was drawn up by someone who was not an LNP member and who thought it would be ''humorous''.

It is understood Mr Brough will release a statement about the menu on Wednesday. Fairfax Media has also contacted him for comment.

The Liberal National Party issued a short statement condemning the menu in the ''strongest terms'' and confirming it was used at a ''small local event'' in March.

''This card was not produced or authorised by the LNP or the candidate.The content of the card was absolutely unacceptable and has no place at any LNP event,'' it said.

The menu also makes jokes about former Labor leader Kevin Rudd and Simon Crean as well as Treasurer Wayne Swan.

It lists ''Rudd's A Goose Foie Gras'' and ''Simon Crean Pollen and Grilled Kilcoy Grass-fed Tenderloin''.

It also features puns such as ''Please ensure you eat up all your greens, before they take over completely,'' and ''You will be served Liberal amounts of Wine.''

Mr Rudd, speaking in Sydney, launched a scathing attack on Mr Brough, saying he should donate the money raised from the fund-raiser to the RSPCA.

He dismissed suggestions a mistake had been made, arguing Mr Brough was not an ''inexperienced bozo'' who had never run for political office.

''Number one, he's a former minister of the Howard government. Number two, he's a highly experienced politician. Number three, he organised the fund-raiser . . . Four, it wasn't a mistake, he knew it was being used. Five, he's apologised because he's been found out,'' he said.

''Mr Brough should be taking a long, hard look at himself because this sort of behaviour is not appropriate in the 21st century.''

Mr Brough, a former Howard government minister, is the LNP candidate for the seat of Fisher, currently held by former speaker Peter Slipper.

Last year there were calls for Mr Brough to be disendorsed after a damning Federal Court judgment found he was involved in actions to discredit Mr Slipper.

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