Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called for LNP party candidate Mal Brough to be disendorsed over a "deeply sexist" menu distributed at a fundraiser held for him in Queensland in March this year.
LNP party candidate Mal Brough confirmed the menu was real, and said it was devised by a non-party member who thought it would be "humourous".
The six-course dinner menu lists among its offerings "Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail", which is described as having "small breasts, huge thighs" amid other derogatory comments.
Brough told the ABC he had not seen nor approved the menu and was "deeply apologetic".
Also on offer was "Rudd's a Goose Foie Gras", with a note in brackets explaining: "We were going to serve Swan Foie Gras this evening, though it lost when we put it to vote."
Further down, the menu implores guests to "eat up all your greens, before they take over completely."
Ms Gillard said the menu is part of a "pattern of behaviour" by Tony Abbott's Liberals.
HOCKEY DENIES KNOWLEDGE
The fundraiser was held at Richards & Richards bar and cafe in Brisbane on March 28. Sources say Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey was the guest of honour among a list of around 30 attendees.
Mr Hockey has denied any knowledge of the menu.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has condemned the sexist nature of the comments made on the menu.
"I condemn it, as Mal Brough has," he said. "I think we should all be bigger, better than that."
'FALSE GENDER WAR'
The incident came to light just a day after the Prime Minister was accused of launching a "false gender war" after giving a speech attacking sexism in politics.
Speaking to participants at a "Women for Gillard" event held in Sydney, Ms Gillard suggested an elected Coalition government would see Australia being run by "men in blue ties".
She warned that Australia could see a suite of uniformly male leaders if Labor loses the election in September. "Women once again banished from the centre of Australia's political life," she said.
In the same speech, Ms Gillard brought up abortion, a move which drew criticism from opponents and even some of her own party members.
"We don't want to live in an Australia where abortion again becomes the political plaything of men who think they know better," she said.
ALP Backbencher Stephen Jones on Wednesday told the ABC he was not convinced of "the wisdom of kicking this (abortion) into a political debate".
Colleague Ed Husic also expressed discomfort with the abortion issue re-entering the political sphere.
"I think there are other issues ... (such as) health care or superannuation that legitimately have an impact on women that should be definitely discussed within the political arena," he said.
'Deeply sexist': A copy of the menu distributed at a fundraiser for LNP candidate Mal Brough earlier this year.
