ABC AM 17 May 2013: Mr Abbott's promising a more adult
government with no nasty surprises and no more excuses.
The Business Spectator reported on the morning of Wednesday 12 June 2013 that: The coalition's most senior female frontbencher has accused Prime Minister Julia Gillard of waging a "false gender war"
Later that morning it was reported that Liberal National Party candidate for the federal seat of Fisher and former Howard Government minister Mal Brough attended a fundraising dinner in his electorate on 28 March 2013 [@chef09876 ] and, Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey also reportedly attended as a guest speaker.
On the 'alternative' dinner menu was:
Moroccan Quail
Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail – Small Breasts, Huge Thighs & Big Red Box
Moroccan Carrot Salad & Sumac Yoghurt [my red bolding]
His candidate Mal Brough says that no harm was meant.
Is it any wonder that many women doubt that the Liberal-National Party Coalition candidates asking for their vote have their best interests at heart?
9 News 14 May 2013: Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has told coalition colleagues they must be "the adults in the room" as members return to parliament, four months out from the federal election.
Update:
The Telegraph UK reports that the fundraiser was a 20-person dinner. This would appear to make Joe Hockey and Mal Brough's assertions that they never saw the menu improbable at best.
As for the Sky News later report that the menu was never placed on tables or anywhere in the restaurant, well this tweet by an accredited journalist tends to suggest that it was seen by fundraiser guests:
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