Liberal senator Jane Hume labelled finance minister Katy Gallagher a ‘mean girl’ as debate over superannuation policy kicked off in the Senate. Hume asked what assurances Labor could offer voters amid mooted changes to superannuation policy. During Gallagher’s response, Hume could be heard saying ‘why is it always that the mean girls go personal?’ before having to withdraw the comment. Gallagher said she was ‘kind of struck’ by the ‘mean girls’ comment
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