Fed: Abbott announces new frontbench = 8

AAP General News (Australia)
12-08-2009
Fed: Abbott announces new frontbench = 8

Mr Abbott defended Ms Bishop's appointment as seniors spokeswoman despite the kerosene
baths controversy in 2000.

Residents at Melbourne's Riverside private nursing home suffered blistering after being
bathed in a weak kerosene solution as a cure for scabies.

Mr Abbott said it was a controversy from a long time ago, but at the time Ms Bishop
had moved swiftly to ensure that there were stricter accountability standards applied
to aged-care homes.

"Go out and ask the seniors groups. Go out and ask them who they think is most likely
to effectively represent them.

"I think that they'll say the Bronwyn Bishop is ideally placed to do it."

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