Julie Bishop happily admitted meeting with "a self-confessed faudster". How does she feel about meeting with an alleged rapist?

 

The Australian on 27 November 2012 reported on the activities of Federal Liberal MP Julie Bishop:

 

Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop says she held a brief meeting with self-confessed union bagman Ralph Blewitt last week as part of her search for documents relating to Julia Gillard's work history….

Asked if he seemed like a trustworthy character, Ms Bishop replied: "No, he's a self-confessed fraudster".

 

One wonders how she feels about these headlines three and four days later:

 

THE CHILLING TRUTH: Ralph Blewitt raped his sister

VEXNEWS

FIRST ON 7NEWS: Pennelope Lennon is the sister of Ralph Blewitt, the self-confessed fraudster at the centre of the AWU slush fund affair, but she wishes she wasn't. She has spoken exclusively to 7News, warning of dark secrets in the past, and says she ...

 

AWU fraudster's sister goes public

The West Australian

FIRST ON 7NEWS: Pennelope Lennon is the sister of Ralph Blewitt, the self-confessed fraudster at the centre of the AWU slush fund affair, but she wishes she wasn't. She has spoken exclusively to 7News, warning of dark secrets in the past, and says she ...