Jess Wilson fires back at Labor’s ‘desperate lies’ after Gabby Williams’ social media ad attack
The Liberal leader has accused Labor of resorting to personal attacks and ‘desperate lies’ after the government targeted her and the Wilson family in a social media ad just hours before her campaign launch.
Victorian Liberal leader Jess Wilson has accused Labor of resorting to personal attacks and “desperate lies” after the government targeted her family in a social media video ad just hours before her campaign launch.
The clip, posted to the State’s Deputy Premier Gabby Williams’ Instagram, lists “five things” Victorians “should know” about Ms Wilson ahead of the 28 November election.
Ms Williams uses the video, captioned “Here’s a few things you should know” to point out Ms Wilson’s family connection to the former Kennett government, her private school education and her position on the Victorian health system.
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“She’s the daughter of Ron Wilson who was a Liberal MP in the Kennett government,” Ms Williams said in the video.
“Secondly, she was a prefect at Strathcona which is an elite private girl’s school, fees of over $40,000 a year and by all reports she was a pretty good student.
“She’s a first term MP in the Victorian parliament.”
The video also claims Ms Wilson indicated she has no problem with “Americanizing” Victoria’s health care system, before accusing the liberal leader of wanting to direct public money toward profit making private hospitals.
“Fourthly, this is an interesting one, she was recently asked if there’s anything wrong with Americanizing the Victorian health system and she said not at all.
“And finally her priorities this election have been to put public funds into profit-making private hospitals, to give priority funding to private schools, and to give tax cuts to big business.”
Hours after the attack, Ms Wilson took aim at the Labor during her campaign launch, accusing the government of using personal attacks to distract voters from their record.
“We also know that the Labor Party and union machine will throw everything at us. Their ads won’t focus on what they want to do for Victoria and they certainly won’t focus of their legacy,” Ms Wilson said.
“They will flood the airwaves with desperate lies and rubbish to muddy the water. We have a Labor government that cannot speak to its record, so they resort to scare campaigns and personal attacks.
“With two weeks to go, it’s more important than ever that we remain focused on the task of earning the trust of the Victorian people.”
