AUSTRALIA
The Age
Michelle Grattan
Political editor of The Age
JULIA Gillard will consult Tony Abbott on the terms of reference for the royal commission into child sex abuse, in a rare example of bipartisan collaboration between the two leaders.
The Prime Minister’s chief of staff, Ben Hubbard, made a first contact with Peta Credlin, his opposite number in the Abbott office, on Tuesday.
Ms Gillard will write to Mr Abbott and the premiers and chief ministers inviting them to be involved in the process of devising the terms of reference for the sweeping inquiry.
”I think it is very important we work collaboratively” on the terms of reference, she said.
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