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Australian PM lashes out at 'sexist' Abbott

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard launched a scathing attack on opposition leader Tony Abbott on Tuesday, accusing him of sexism as he attempted to have the parliamentary speaker sacked.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (pictured in September) launched a scathing attack on opposition leader Tony Abbott on Tuesday, accusing him of sexism as he attempted to have the parliamentary speaker sacked.

Gillard, the nation's first woman leader, lashed out after Abbott called for the removal of speaker Peter Slipper over lurid text messages sent to an aide which included crude references to female genitalia.

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