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Oz minister accuses opposition leader of inappropriately winking at her |
New South Wales Planning Minister Kristina Keneally has taken
a swipe at her opposition counterpart, accusing him of sexism on the floor of
Parliament. She claimed that Opposition planning spokesman Brad Hazzard inappropriately
winked at her after he rose to speak in the House today. Hazzard was giving notice
to debate the increased access for lobbyists to planning officials since Keneally
took over the portfolio. As he sat down, the minister could be heard asking: "Did
you just wink at me?" When she later rose to speak during question time, she went
on the attack, News.com.au reported. "One person I won't thank is the shadow minister
Brad Hazzard who thought it was appropriate to wink at me when he moved that ridiculous
motion," Keneally told the Parliament. "I would have thought .... that you men
in the Liberal Party would have learnt something about treating female parliamentarians."
However, Hazzard quickly denied the accusation. "There is no way I would wink
at that minister on anything. Playing the sexist card in here is not what it's
about. It's about planning issues." |
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