Gillard's 'small breasts, huge thighs' menu served on Liberal Party dinner raises stink Down Under

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ANI Sydney
Last Updated : Jun 12 2013 | 2:30 PM IST

A fundraising dinner of the Liberal Party was cluttered with a deeply sexist menu describing Prime Minister Julia Gillard as a quail with 'small breasts, huge thighs and a big red b*x'.

Liberal candidate and former Howard government minister Mal Brough has apologised for the deeply offensive and sexist description of Gillard, which was given out at the event in Brisbane in March.

According to news.co.au, Kevin Rudd, who is campaigning in Sydney's Hurstville, slammed Brough over the menu, describing it as a snide, dirty and sexist trick.

Rudd said Brough should take a long hard look at himself, and he was only apologising because he got caught.

Brough has denied seeing the menu on the night, as has Opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey, who was at the event, the report said.

According to the report, opposition Leader Tony Abbott condemned the menu, and called it tawdry, the report added.

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First Published: Jun 12 2013 | 2:26 PM IST

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