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July 17th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Treasurer Wayne Swan has thrown his support behind Prime Minister Julia Gillard amid renewed leadership speculation.
The government’s chief whip Joel Fitzgibbon, previously said to be campaigning for the return of Kevin Rudd, ignited the latest round of speculation when he pointedly noted on Monday night that populism mattered in politics.
When asked if he could guarantee Ms Gillard would lead Labor to the next election, likely in late 2013, Mr Fitzgibbon told ABC Television: “Well, I can’t guarantee that the Newcastle Knights will make the final eight but I’m very confident they will.”
That reference led senior Liberal Christopher Pyne to question the chief whip’s support for his leader.
“In other words, he was saying that her season is well and truly over and it’s time Julia Gillard went,” he told reporters in Sydney.
Mr Swan dismissed renewed debate over the leadership, saying the government would run on its reform agenda at the next election.
“Keeping your eye on the opinion polls is not what leadership is all about,” he told ABC Radio.
He cited the introduction of the carbon and mining taxes and reforms in the aged-care sector as key planks of the government’s reform agenda.
“At the end of the day, those are the matters … which will count at the next federal election.”
Mr Pyne said Mr Fitzgibbon should resign or be stood down as chief whip, adding it was his job to corral the numbers for the prime minister and for the government.
“Rather than corralling the numbers for Julia Gillard he is doing so against her,” he said.
Parliamentary secretary Mike Kelly said Ms Gillard came across better when she personally met voters, just as she did at a forum in Perth on Monday night.
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