Australia's "First Bludger" at it AGAIN.

Tim Mathieson pressured Richmond to snub Tony Abbott

CHRIS KENNY AND KATE LEGGE 
The Australian
March 09, 2013 12:00AM

AN email obtained exclusively by The Weekend Australian reveals Julia Gillard's partner, Tim Mathieson, sought to involve her office in pressuring a major sporting club to freeze out Tony Abbott.

After attending an AFL clash at the MCG as a guest of the Richmond Football Club, Mr Mathieson emailed its chief executive, Brendon Gale, copying in the Prime Minister's office, to complain about the Opposition Leader's access to the team's inner sanctum and his prominent seating at a pre-game function.

Mr Mathieson demanded that Mr Gale raise the matter with the Prime Minister's chief of staff, Ben Hubbard.

His fiery outburst occurred on a Sunday evening after the Dreamtime AFL match between Essendon and Richmond on May 19 last year. The Dreamtime game is one of the highlights of the AFL calendar for its social and cultural significance in promoting reconciliation.

"Mate u need to speak with Ben Hubbard on why abboott was taken down to the rooms ... " Mr Mathieson fumed. " ... it's just not on Who authorised it < it was a shocker it was a Don's function and he should not have gone down there

That same weekend Ms Gillard was travelling to Chicago for top-level security talks with Barack Obama and other NATO leaders to plan the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

Ms Gillard's office declined to respond to questions about Mr Mathieson's complaint.

Mr Mathieson is a fanatical supporter of the Richmond "Tigers" while the PM barracks for the Western Bulldogs. They are often seen at games together in their respective club colours.

Richmond has accommodated Mr Mathieson's requests for tickets, hospitality and memorabilia since his move into The Lodge.

At the Dreamtime game in Melbourne, the first bloke invited ABC Insiders host Barrie Cassidy to join him on the Richmond table. Both men visited the Richmond room before the contest, where they crossed paths with Mr Abbott, who was a guest of Essendon's chairman David Evans.

Essendon was hosting the pre-game function for the Dreamtime game and in charge of protocol. The Opposition Leader was accompanied to the event by two of his three daughters and his chief of staff, Peta Credlin.

The rooms for rival teams at the MCG are not far apart and after visiting Essendon players, Mr Abbott was escorted across to the Richmond bunker.

Clubs embrace politicians from all sides of politics and dignitaries who are invited to pre-game functions usually get taken to visit players in the room before the match.

The Weekend Australian understands that Mr Gale responded politely to Mr Mathieson's email protest, explaining that Richmond was staunchly bipartisan and happy to accord Mr Abbott the very same privileges that the Prime Minister's partner enjoyed on a regular basis. He signed off by confirming Mr Mathieson's attendance at an upcoming pre-game cocktail, party in Sydney.

Mr Gale would not comment on the email exchange. "He will not discuss private communications," his spokesman said.

Government sources say Mr Mathieson has a habit of firing off emails and texts to Ms Gillard's personal staff when he senses a perceived injustice. His email to Mr Gale was copied to a senior public servant working in Ms Gillard's office at the time.

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SUE DUNLEVY
Daily Telegraph
November 15, 201212:00AM

WHEN he's not running her bath, fetching the newspaper or blowdrying her hair the Prime Minister's partner, Tim Mathieson, is often flopped on the couch at The Lodge watching her in parliament.

There's no misogyny at play in the home of Australia's badass PM.

Mr Mathieson has revealed he watched the PM deliver her world famous misogyny speech at home and was "pretty impressed".

"I was sitting on the couch watching and thought, I think there's a bit more going on here than normal at question time," he said.

"It sort of bolted me up in my chair, yeah."

Once the speech became an international phenomenon via the internet, text messages came in from his two daughters Staci and Sherri saying it was "amazing".

When Ms Gillard returned home very late that night Tim was asleep but he says he woke up and drew her a bath.

"Obviously she'd had a big day," he said.

The PM's partner says he thinks her misogyny speech was "probably warranted".

"I just think when people get into question time it's all on really," he said.
                                        

 The first Bludger, Tim Mathieson's daughter Staci Childs.

"She's a pretty tough lady and I kind of figure she's got respect worldwide."

Despite being the partner of one of the world's most famous feminists the "First Bloke" says "nothing has changed" in their home life since the speech - "it's all good".

Born in Shepparton the former hairdresser has often spoken of how he has to pinch himself to make sure he really is in attendance at great international events like the Royal Wedding in London.

At home at The Lodge he behaves like a very caring and solicitous partner, delivering the busy PM her morning paper and helping with an early morning blow wave for the television cameras.

"Then I have to recover during the day and sit on the couch and watch parliament which usually puts you to sleep, except for that day," he said.

Mr Mathieson revealed his quiet pleasure in presenting Ms Gillard with the morning newspapers on Tuesday that revealed the government's latest lift in the polls.

"It was good to take The Australian in to give it to her and go "not a bad look over here," he said.

"She was just going about her business, but for me it was good to wake up to that."

He says Ms Gillard appears to have had more spring in her step since she received a lift in the polls.

"It makes me a bit more happy about things, I guess," he said. "I don't follow it too much, but it's a bit easier or a bit lighter if things are going a bit better."

He doesn't attribute the government's improved poll performance to the misogyny speech and instead sees it as just part of a "natural cycle".

"It was always going to level up a bit, you know, after a period of time. Pretty much all the hard stuff has now been done," he said.

He predicts the polls will get "even closer" in the lead up to the election.

Mr Mathieson's father suffers from diabetes and he yesterday hosted a lunch for World Diabetes Day at The Lodge.

The food was specially prepared to be diabetes friendly and included one of the Prime Minister's favourite dishes - caesar salad.

A spelling glitch in the menu however described the salad as being "full of victims and a good source of slow release for protein".

Mr Mathieson is also an ambassador for Kidney Health Australia and a patron of the Australian Men's Sheds Association and says he enjoys the work he does promoting these causes.

He's spent the last year travelling to many of Australia's country towns to promote men's health and took part in the Kidney Health car rally.

"I'm really interested in the indigenous side of diabetes," he says.

He talks of trying to raise the profile of the issue with Pacific Island spouses at the Pacific Island Forum and the ASEAN conference next week.