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Penny Wong slams fellow MP for 'meowing' at her

Openly-lesbian politician Penny Wong has slammed one of her peers for ‘meowing’ at her in the Australian Senate.

Peter Lloyd

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:55:41 GMT | Updated 1 years today

The Finance Minister was subjected to the jibe earlier this week while under pressure to explain the absence of colleague Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson from Parliament.

During this, Tasmanian Senator David Bushby interrupted her by 'meowing' - something Wong felt was sexist.

Defending herself, she described Bushby's behaviour as "extraordinary" and accused the Liberals of double standards.

"It is just extraordinary. The blokes are allowed to yell but if a woman stands her ground, you want to make that kind of comment.

"It's not schoolyard politics, mate," she said.

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