ALP 'can't throw allegations around'

Labor Senator Doug Cameron says he's concerned by the way the party is targeting Liberal MP Julie Bishop and critiquing her time as a lawyer. Picture: Sam Ruttyn Source: News Limited

A FEDERAL Labor backbencher has warned both sides of politics against throwing around allegations against individual MPs.

Senator Doug Cameron was responding to government questions about the role deputy opposition leader Julie Bishop played while she was acting as a lawyer for CSR in asbestos compensation claims against the company during the 1980s.

Labor has suggested Ms Bishop used procedural rules to delay the claims.

Ms Bishop has led the coalition attack against Julia Gillard over the prime minister's conduct as a lawyer for the Australian Workers Union 17 years ago.

Senator Cameron said he was concerned about politicians raising claims against each other without evidence.

"I'm concerned about this whole approach," he told reporters in Canberra earlier today.

"I think that's happening against the prime minister, it shouldn't happen against any politician."

If claims were going to be made there should be some evidence, Senator Cameron said.

"That's lacking in where we are at the moment."

"We just can't simply throw allegations around against individual MPs, whether it's the prime minister or Julie Bishop.

Ms Bishop said she was advised by two of the nation's most senior barristers - including the current High Court chief justice - on the asbestos cases.

Procedural advice for one asbestos case she worked on as a lawyer was provided by Robert French, QC, now the chief justice of the High Court.

On two other asbestos test cases, advice was provided by David Malcolm, QC, who is a former chief justice of the West Australian Supreme Court.

"At no time did I act other than in accordance with their (her clients) instructions and on advice from some of the most senior barristers in Western Australia," Ms Bishop told The Australian on Monday.

Nationals Senate leader Barnaby Joyce said if Ms Gillard had answered questions truthfully about the AWU scandal then there was nothing more to say.

He said a Labor MP labelling him deranged was unhelpful to the federal political scene.

"I don't mind those sort of slights but I just think it is not helping the political process if we start using language like that," Senator Joyce told reporters in Canberra.

"The public are starting to put a pox on both houses and they are starting to ask questions about are we acting like adults."

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