Crean attacks 'tin ear' Gillard

Former minister Simon Crean has made a scathing assessment of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's leadership.

Simon Crean said that Kevin Rudd was "just arrogant" but that Julia Gillard had "a tin ear". Picture: John Feder Source: The Australian

EX-minister Simon Crean has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Julia Gillard, saying she has a "tin ear" for sound political strategy.

Mr Crean says Ms Gillard is engaging in class warfare by playing off interest groups, Fairfax Media reports.

He says he will continue to campaign for a return to Labor traditions and said the party was deluding itself that destabilisation by Kevin Rudd was the sole reason for its trouble in the polls.

"I've been through destabilisation," referring to the time when he was Labor leader in 2001-03, "and we never went this low."

He said Ms Gillard was not living up to the principles of consensus and inclusiveness established by former prime ministers Bob Hawke and Paul Keating.

"She's gone the class warfare," Mr Crean is quoted as telling Fairfax Media.

"The 457 visa debate was a good example of the message being taken out of context because it looked like we'll put Australians before foreigners. Unequivocally, immigration has been good for this country. That's not the ethos of the Hawke-Keating model. How have we built the country? By cohesion. We are seen outside as the great success story of multiculturalism. Why don't we play to it? Play to strength."

He said Mr Rudd was "just arrogant, but she's got a tin ear. She sits there - 'Mmm' and listens but it doesn't translate.

"Because somewhere along the way she gets the word that here's the angle on how you get tomorrow's headline."

Ms Gillard sacked Mr Crean from her cabinet and submitted herself to a party room ballot for the leadership in March. But Mr Rudd declined to contest. Mr Crean said that Mr Rudd was now "finished".

After his unsuccessful attempt to install Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister, Mr Crean said the destabilisation within the party would stop and Prime Minister Julia Gillard had his support.

"A line has been drawn ... on the leadership issue," he told Fairfax Radio in March.

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