Julia Gillard campaigns with Maxine McKew in Ryde during 2010. Source: AP
Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard share a moment. Source: The Daily Telegraph
JULIA Gillard has attempted to brush off renewed claims she was a disloyal deputy before dumping Kevin Rudd from the leadership - as Tony Abbott declared she clearly could not be trusted.
The Prime Minister has been accused in a new book by former journalist and Labor MP Maxine McKew of plotting to remove Mr Rudd well in advance of her successful 2010 challenge.
The Daily Telegraph first revealed the book's claims in September, highlighting how it would reignite tensions over the leadership tussle between the two Labor figures.Speaking on Channel 9 yesterday, Mr Abbott said Ms McKew was a credible figure and her allegations hit right at the heart of the Prime Minister's character.
"Maxine McKew was a very respected journalist. She then surrendered that to go into parliament for the Labor Party. I think (she) does have certain credibility," he said. "This isn't Tony Abbott saying you can't trust this prime minister, this is a staunch Labor person saying you can't trust this prime minister."
Yesterday, Ms Gillard said she had already made her position clear. "These issues have been well traversed in the past and I'm just not focused on them," she said.
"I've actually dealt with all of these issues before on the public record and I just refer you to that. I haven't got anything further to add. Have a look at everything that's on the record and you'll get the answer."
Ms Gillard has previously said she decided to press Mr Rudd for a leadership ballot only "on the day" it happened and had been a reluctant draftee into the plan.
In the book Tales From The Political Trenches, Ms McKew says Ms Gillard showed an unnamed senior member of the caucus internal Labor Party research, which was critical of Mr Rudd, days before the spill took place.
The unnamed MP said the incident seemed to be part of a "conspiracy against (Mr) Rudd".
Asked about her source, Ms McKew said she had promised to protect the unnamed MP's identity but he was credible.
"There is no doubt the distrust in the Australian community we see today can be traced back to a degree of disillusionment and questioning of what happened in 2010," she earlier told The Daily Telegraph.
"I'm trying to answer the question as to what happened. It's not pro-Rudd or pro-Gillard or anti-Rudd or anti-Gillard, it is a far more complex version than what's out there in the public space."
The book is on sale on Monday.
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