gillards specs "no taxpayer funds involved"

The Prime Minister’s glasses are a hit – but who paid for them to be flown to Canberra?
Albert Park optical stylist Sue Feldy has been inundated with phone calls after she was exposed as the woman behind Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s new glasses …

Mrs Feldy was sworn to secrecy over her role in shaping Ms Gillard’s new look, but gained official permission to speak after being contacted by a radio station.

“I think I knew it would cause a bit of a stir,” Mrs Feldy said.

“We have to keep getting them in, the stockist can’t keep up!”

Mrs Feldy flew to Canberra with 100 pairs for Ms Gillard to browse.
This item suggests that taxpayers picked up the tab:
Feldy has been given the nod from Canberra to say she’s partly responsible for the prime ministerial spectacles having their own Twitter account after her connections in styling high-profile people led her to being flown to The Lodge for an appointment with the busy electioneering Gillard.
Calls are in. Should have an answer soon. Either way, those glasses have an impressive carbon footprint. Meanwhile:
In launching a new school literacy program the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, appears to have committed a statistical howler.
Tomorrow could be fun.

UPDATE. A spokesman for the Prime Minister texts: “No taxpayer funds involved at all.”


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