wow.....so what now from Gillard after she said this:
"This is Tony Abbott's Liberals, this is what they're like, the real risk for Australia is if Tony Abbott was ever Prime Minister it wouldn't be a question of what is on a fundraising menu, we would see this lack of respect for women littered through his government decisions,"
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THE owner of the restaurant at the centre of a scandal over a sexist menu has reportedly apologised to Mal Brough, saying he created a mock menu as a light-hearted joke.
The LNP on Wednesday night released an apology from Joe Richards, of the Richards and Richards restaurant, saying the menus were never distributed at the $1000 a head fundraiser featuring Joe Hockey.
"Dear Mal, I have been following the rubbish that has been on the news today,'' the letter from Joe Richards reads.
"I would like to confirm what actually happened: there were never any menus distributed on the tables or in the restaurant.
"I created a mock menu myself as a light-hearted joke, however as I said I never produced them for public distribution.
"Unfortunately a staff member saw the mock menu, and unbeknownst to myself, posted it on their Facebook.
"It now appears that a third party for political reasons has distributed it, yet I can reassure you that no such menu was distributed on the night.
"As you know no one at the dinner was privy to such a menu, and it is so unfortunate that an in-house joke between myself and my son has caused you great problems and embarrassment.''
