Gillard talks to real people 'every day' March 7, 2013 - 10:17AM 67 reading now Prime Minister Julia Gillard has continued to defend her interaction with "real people" as she wraps up a five-day visit to Sydney's west. During radio interviews on Thursday morning, Ms Gillard was asked why she hadn't eaten with regular punters in the Rooty Hill RSL's bistro. Fairfax Radio's Paul Murray said he'd seen the prime minister making a beeline for a private dining room earlier in the week. "It's not like you even slowed down to have a look at people," he said. Ms Gillard said that simply was not right. "You can't just say you saw me once and you are therefore assuming that that's what's been happening every other time," she said. Every day I stop, I chat with people that I see. People like to get photos, some people like you to sign things, people want to tell you something that's on their mind. That was the case whether she was in western Sydney or anywhere else in the country, Ms Gillard said. Later, she told 2SM's John Laws the media always needed something to carry on about but really it was all nonsense. "I've had the opportunity to talk to a lot of people and they are able to say whatever they want to say," she said. On Thursday, Ms Gillard will open a jobs expo in western Sydney.