Rudds wife took leave from most of her work as it was a conflict of interest, they had to drop all government contracts. She also could not be seen to be working in England like she was as her business was profiting from the massive unemployment in the UK and would not have gone down well. She was with Rudd most of the time because she could not do her regular work.
Gillards partner was unemployed... he had no job... he did nothing... people started to say he was bludging of the people because of his very bad behaviour and not because he had no job because he was not getting paid to be Gillards partner. His demands for free tickets to sporting events and the way he behaved when Abbott was at some of the same events was what gave him the bad name and tag of bludger.
Abbotts wife works, she said she would keep working and she is there for her children that still live at home (well, some of them do). They might be older but they are not that old... they are single and live at home and are a very close family. Margie won't ever be the sit by her husbands side and go to all sporting events and ask for freebies type of person.
