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Stuff politicians shouldn’t wear

Tomorrow’s front cover of The Weekend Australian is gaining some attention after new health minister Sussan Ley donned a surgical latex glove for the cover story photoshoot.  Screen Shot 2015-02-20 at 12.22.57 pm

It’s part of Ley’s attempt sell the government GP co-payment plan… and to quote Yes Minister it might be a rather “courageous” communications strategy.

One possibly open to ridicule, as The Oz’s own sketch writer James Jeffrey noted on Twitter: 

James Jeffrey

And that was before the internet memes began: Screen Shot 2015-02-20 at 2.40.50 pm
With some less than favourable comparisons being made:Screen Shot 2015-02-20 at 2.41.46 pmEven defence minister Kevin Andrews got dragged into this:
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The jokes even saw editor of The Weekend Australian magazine Christine Middap attempt to defend the photoshoot, well kind of:

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But on the plus side at least it wasn’t Alexander Downer (then opposition leader) in fishnet stockings…  Screen Shot 2015-02-20 at 12.24.42 pm

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