Labor identities linked to Julia Gillard menu gate row
LABOR powerbroker Bill Ludwig and former state Labor MP Con Sciacca are close associates of Brisbane businessman Joe Richards, who admitted writing the offensive menu at a fundraiser for LNP candidate Mal Brough.
Both sides of politics have distanced themselves from the menu, which made crude references to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's body.
Mr Richards has donated to the LNP but also has close ties with Labor figures in Queensland.
Mr Ludwig refused to comment on the menu and said he did not attend the fundraiser.
Asked about his well-known relationship with Mr Richards, Mr Ludwig said he was friends with "many people".
The menu was leaked the day after Ms Gillard delivered a blistering speech claiming the Coalition would "banish" women from public life and make abortion a "political plaything" if it won the election.
The opposition claims it did not authorise the offensive document and has distributed an email from Mr Richards apologising for the "mock menu".
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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/labor-identities-linked-to-julia-gillard-menu... Did Joe Ludwig or Con Sciacca order anything on the menu? What did they eat? Things that make you go mmmmmmmmmm.