There was stunned disbelief at the ALP conference when Julia kissed Kevin in front of everybody.

It seems the delegates were totally unprepared for any female but his wife kissing him voluntarily.

It's not that they don't hold him in high regard, rather that amongst his many fine qualities sex appeal doesn't feature prominently.

Close scrutiny of Julia's reaction during this tender moment suggested that she was either wincing or closing her eyes and thinking of Hugh Jackman.

Julia also kissed Wayne in parliament after both of his budget speeches. She did not however kiss Peter after any of his thereby clearly indicating that her kisses are more political than passionate or personal.

There has been wild speculation about Julia's kissing capers during her time as a young left-wing firebrand. According to informed sources such was the burning intensity of her kisses only the brave dared give them lip service and then only if the fire brigade was on hand to hose down any spontaneous combustion........

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Roger Pugh