Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott winked during a question from a pensioner who also works as a telephone sex operator during a tough morning of radio interviews as he continues to try to promote the budget.
Tony Abbott was caught on camera winking when a pensioner who identified herself as Gloria called into ABC Melbourne 774 and said she worked on an adult line to make ends meet.
A spokeswoman said Mr Abbott was winking at host Jon Faine, who was not on camera, as he had been taken by surprise and had pulled a face.
“The prime minister was indicating he was going to go ahead and answer the question,” the spokeswoman said.
Gloria began her question, “I would like to ask you if you would like your mother or your grandmother to be in my situation. I’m a 67-year-old pensioner, three chronic incurable medical conditions, two life threatening. I just survive on $400 a fortnight, after I pay my rent, and I work on an adult sex line to make ends meet, that’s the only way I can do it.” At this point the Mr Abbott winked, which was caught by a camera in the studio.
