date:Aug 06, 2012
med from a misunderstanding about the word ''soft''. Ms Huang says she told Mr Shorten that if the pie was heated in the microwave, it would be soft. She then said: ''I like Julia Gillard''.
Mr Shorten, however, heard that the pie would be ''soft like Julia Gillard,'' his boss and the woman he helped propel into the top job two years ago.
He denies he swore at Ms Huang but has apologised for upsetting her. ''What I now accept, and that's why I have unreservedly apologised to Mrs Huang, (is) sh