Footage has resurfaced of Penny Wong withdrawing a Tourette syndrome gibe successful the aftermath of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's grovelling apology for making the aforesaid blunder.
Senator Wong, who is present overseas minister, had been attempting to reply a question astatine a Senate committee league successful 2013 erstwhile she was interrupted by Liberal Senator Mathias Cormann.
'Can you incorporate yourself? It's similar you've got Tourette's oregon something. Is that the 1 wherever you can't halt talking?' she said.
'ADD? Oh yeah, that's true, erstwhile you swear. That's what I'm reasoning of.'
Former Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi asked that Senator Wong spell backmost to answering the question.
'I'm trying to reply a question. Every clip I bash helium starts to speak,' she said.
Later Senator Bernardi brought up the speech again.
'It's been drawn to my attraction that successful an earlier speech betwixt Senator Wong and Senator Cormann,' helium said.
A resurfaced clip shows Foreign Minister Penny Wong being forced to apologise for a precise akin 'Tourette's' jibe that Prime Minister Anthony said atrocious for connected Tuesday
'There was a proposition that Senator Cormann had Tourette syndrome oregon attraction shortage disorder.'
Senator Wong withdrew her remark with the further remark that it was incorrect.
'And I got it incorrect seemingly too, origin I forgot that Tourette's is erstwhile you curse and he's not swearing,' she said.
Senator Bernardi changeable her an annoyed look but continued with proceedings.
On Tuesday Mr Albanese was forced to instrumentality to parliament aft accusing shadow treasurer Angus Taylor of having Tourrette's.
'Today successful Question Time, I made comments that were unkind and hurtful,' helium said.
'I knew it was incorrect arsenic soon arsenic I made the comment.
Mr Albanese was forced to instrumentality to Parliament to apologise for this Tourette's insult aimed astatine Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor
'I apologised and I withdrew arsenic soon arsenic I said it, but it shouldn't person happened and I besides privation to apologise to each Australians who endure from this disability.
'I regret saying it. It was wrong. It was insensitive. And I apologise.'
Mr Albanese was accused of 'mocking' radical with disabilities by asking if Mr Taylor had the upset - which tin see uncontrollable outbursts of violative words - due to the fact that helium repeatedly interrupted.
The gibe was condemned by the Opposition and a disablement advocator and mum-of-three children with the disorder, who said she was 'disgusted' by the Prime Minister's comment.
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