Oz radio presenters call Gillard 'whore' and boyfriend 'gay' on Twitter

Melbourne, Dec 2 (ANI): Australian PM Julia Gillard and her partner Tim Mathieson were attacked by the country's radio station Triple J presenters on Twitter calling her a "whore", and Mathieson her "gay boyfriend".

Two ABC broadcasters slandered the Prime Minister and accused boyfriend Tim Mathieson of being gay in blistering attacks on the micro blogging website, as Gillard prepared to open the ALP national conference.

The brutal tweets were deleted after complaints to the ABC.

The attacks underlined the heat being generated by Labor's debate this weekend on same sex marriage.

"Just because you don't want to marry your gay boyfriend doesn"t mean I shouldn't be able to marry mine," News.com.au quoted Triple J identity and musician Brendan McLean as tweeting.

Triple J broadcaster, Paul Verhoeven, retweeted the suggestion that someone put the illegal amphetamine "meths" into the ALP's drinking water to turn the conference into a "a wild sex game".

He also wrote "boo you whore" about the Prime Minister but later deleted it, claiming it was merely a reference to the popular film 'Mean Girls'.

The Triple J presenter tweeted later saying that the post had been taken down because the ABC were copping complaints from people who clearly haven't seen the movie.

The Australian Labor Party are set to back gay marriage at the party's national conference despite a widening rift within the Right faction.

"Paul Verhoeven has been asked to delete his tweet as it is not in accordance with the ABC social media policy," an ABC spokeswoman told News Limited.

"Just because you don't want to marry your gay boyfriend doesn't mean I shouldn't be able to marry mine," another Triple J identity and musician Brendan Maclean tweeted.

The ABC is unlikely to take any action against the men because they are contributors, not on staff and were using private Twitter accounts.

The Labor Party will debate same sex marriage with the left demanding the party platform endorse it and the Prime Minister calling for a conscience vote in Parliament on Dec 3. (ANI)

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