PM flees from Question Time pressure
07 Feb 2012
Media release After just five Opposition questions today the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, shut down Question Time and fled from the House of Representatives.
“It was an extraordinary display and suggests a Prime Minister under immense pressure, especially as it followed an answer from her leadership rival, Kevin Rudd, which was very well received by the Labor backbench,” said the Manager of Opposition Business, Christopher Pyne.
“The Government is suffering from leadership turmoil and the uncertainty that originates from the ongoing investigation into the Member for Dobell, Craig Thomson,” Mr Pyne said.
“The Prime Minister needs to answer many, many difficult questions.
“If Julia Gillard can’t defend her own Government in Question Time, then perhaps it’s time to go to an election and let the people decide,” he said.
February 7, 2012