campaign of smear boils down to nothing: pm , page-4

yes spot on Dust, smear smear smear;
Smear, throw mud, besmirch by slander, besmirch the opposition, besmirch someone's good name, confuse the public;
Yep, generally obfuscate the facts.
Yeah that is definitely Ms Gillard's and Swannie's only viable tactic.