"Health Minister Nicola Roxon is accusing big tobacco of launching a smear campaign against her after it was revealed she had courted a tobacco company for donations.

In 2005 Ms Roxon's office sent letters asking three executives at Philip Morris for donations, a year after Labor banned cigarette companies from its donor list."

"This just blows the minister's credibility," opposition health spokesman Peter Dutton told ABC Television.

"Nicola Roxon has been an absolute hypocrite."

Yet another case from Labor of "do what I say, not what I do."

I put this question to every fair minded conservative voter.
But first say this Roxon was quite wrong to ask for those to pay to attend her fund raiser.
Now my question.
Is it more hypocritical, to in 1999 go to a tennis match with tickets paid for by a tobacco company, before any ban on such things.
To ask them to pay and attend a fund raiser, remember they did not come or pay.
Or to except millions of dollars over some years from tobacco company's, AS ONLY LIBERALS AND Nats PARTY DO?
SM it is practice in the industry you tell us you are in, to take free lunches tickets to sporting matches and Christmas gifts, any comments?

she actually has the nerve to call her
HER invitation to HER 1500 per plate fundraiser
an investmernt...lol

they of course DECLINED
boy talk about a woman scorned...lol

how about here FREE tennis game..!
paid for..by biG tobacco

hypo.crete..like excrete
this is what we get when we make
elect..percription jockies.. of big pharma..lol
into left wing nany state...govt minesters

its so pathetic defending the indefensable
after you been slagging off at tonies party

it touches on cred-ability

noting she got big pharma
a nice new subsidised drug
nicoten subsidy...well done ...a big win for big pharma

OH the karma

now lets await the next BIG idea
how much..has she TOOK from THEM*

how much has BIG PHARMA given [invested]..in her

and her lousy [party of sellouts
who ..soldout..to the biggest donation
making their 'investments'

or those with the loudest voice in the sellout media
or paid advertising...getting cash grants from govt
that return 100 fold..their INVESTMENT*

Nicola Roxon, has been caught in a lie. She has been ragging on the liberals for taking donations from Big tobacco, whilst she has been guilty of the same thing.

Being only a little guilty is like being a little pregnant.

MS this is yet another example of the hypocrisy of the socialists (history is littered with the corpses of those form the left who died chocking on a lie)

Doubtless, I will now be hounded by some for daring to criticise the left, who are a walking examples of sanctimonious ignoramus.

Cuddles all around,Col and your side kick are both aware Roxon took nothing, not a cent.
And both are aware, OUG may not be, Conservatives in this country took 95%$ of the total Tobacco election donations ,a small Pacific country took the other 5%.
So if Roxon did great evil/wrong , in inviting them to come, and they did not come, did not donate how great is the sin of conservative party who take millions of dollars.
Further as both gentlemen know for some time in the debate about plain packaging Anthony Abbott was more likely to side with the tobacco industry.
Only the fact a brave few in his front bench said health first.
If not for that today this country would see a former Minister for Health side with those tobacco firms.
Leaving questions such as was that in return for donations or a genuine consideration of health effects bought on by some thing.
To his credit Shadow Minister has a much higher and classier level of insult,I congratulate him on that.
Colin, if you and I go way back in our post history we have both been unkind me to you, you to every one.
I do honestly believe, in relation to this I have only ever counter punched in this matter.
Colin I regard your constant referring to me as a Socialist and my party too is at best, a school yard tactic , kindergarten in fact.
I am in no way changed the extremes of politics is not a place for my support.
Colin I can if you wish, put a few jibes and verbal jabs together for you.
Sadly I would not have to resort to the fantasy stuff seen here.