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Statement made on 15 September 2009 by Senator Lorna Milne (retired)

Hon. Lorna Milne:

Honourable senators, the Prime Minister's contempt is not only restricted to those who seek gender equality. In that same speech, the Prime Minister referred to judges as "left-wing ideologues."

Why does the Prime Minister of this country believe the judiciary should be controlled by right-wing spokespersons rather than by the rule of law?

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