Julia Gillard denies involvement in the waterfront dispute

On ABC Radio on 15 November 2007, Julia Gillard stated:-

"I remember the waterfront dispute...At the time, though, I was John Brumby's Chief of Staff. I obviously wasn't a lawyer for any of the parties involved in that dispute. I was working full time for John Brumby."

On 14 April 1998, Julia Gillard was outside the Old High Court building in Melbourne where several hearings in the waterfront dispute took place. She was with Josh Bornstein, a lawyer who was acting for the MUA.

After Bornstein entered the court building, Gillard distributed documents to assembled media representatives, including MUA legal documents relating to the waterfront dispute then before the courts.

For the full ABC Radio Transcript visit www.liberal.org.au
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