Julia Gillard attacked Ralph Blewitt using quotes from people she'd sued for defaming him
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
The transcript of Gillard's press conference is here.
Ms Gillard gave the Press Gallery a line on Ralph Blewitt that was faithfully repeated, "People who know Mr Blewitt (say) he's a complete imbecile, an idiot, a stooge, a sexist pig, and a liar".
The transcript of Gillard's press conference is here.
Here's the ABC's 730 program from that day, 26 November 2012.
Not one journalist asked Ms Gillard the obvious question about, ""People who know Mr Blewitt (say) he's a..." .........who? Who said it and when.
Shocking to think that Gillard acted for Blewitt against the people who'd said those things back in 1993, then 20 years later Gillard breached Blewitt's right to confidentiality as her client to use the quotes against him.
You can find the quotes in these posts:
....and the defamation proceedings in the WA Supreme Court here:
https://www.michaelsmithnews.com/2012/10/the-awu-scandal-the-blewitt-defamation-proceedings.html