Prime Minister slammed for sex worker wink
The Prime Minister of Australia is in hot water after winking while talking to a sex line worker on a telephone call-in.
Tony Abbott made the gesture while talking to a caller called Gloria during a phone-in about the budget on ABC Radio.
When 'Gloria' revealed that she had to supplement her pension with sex line work, Mr Abbott clearly winked to ABC journalist Jon Faine.
The Prime Minister was quickly condemned on Twitter where users described his facial expression as "creepy" and "disgusting", reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
A prime ministerial press secretary insisted Mr Abbott was not reacting to the "sex worker thing" but reassuring Mr Faine he was happy to proceed with the call.
But this did not satisfy the cynics who pointed out that it was not the first time Mr Abbott's judgement on women's issues had been called into question.
Most famously, then Prime Minister Julia Gillard accused him of being sexist and misogynist "every day in every way" in a 2012 speech.
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- Ananova