“I suggest Australians rush to their kitchens and check that their spoons aren't bent after that performance.”

—  Julia Gillard

Following a "death stare" and rebuke by the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Julie Bishop, in Question Time, c. February 2011
"PM labels Opposition's carbon tax rollback plan as 'reckless'" http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3151130.htm, in PM (ABC), 26 February 2011

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