Australian opposition leader apologizes to PM

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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s opposition leader apologized to Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday for suggesting that her government is inexperienced in family policy. Some saw the comment as a cheap shot at the prime minister, who has no children.

Tony Abbott’s apology came two weeks after Gillard, Australia’s first woman prime minister, branded him a misogynist in an extraordinary attack in a speech to Parliament.

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