PM's wife calls out Hockey over Kokoda Track quip Therese Rein says a comment by Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey that he "should have drowned" Kevin Rudd when he walked the Kokoda Track with him in 2006 is not in keeping with the spirit of the undertaking. Mr Hockey reportedly made the comment at a Liberal party rally in Melbourne, telling the crowd at Flemington Showgrounds that: "I've seen all the versions of Kevin - Kokoda Kevin, and I apologise to the Australian people, I should have drowned him when I had a chance in the mountains." Amid laughter and applause, he continued: "In fact I did actually apologise to Julia Gillard on Wednesday before question time, and she said 'Yes you should reflect on that'." Ms Rein, who returned to Brisbane overnight after a business trip to London, said: "I've walked the Kokoda Track and the Kokoda Track is about mateship and courage and endurance. That doesn't seem to hang together very well with those comments. Ms Rein was attending a service to mark the 125th anniversary of St John the Baptist Anglican Church in Bulimba, in the Prime Minister's Griffith electorate. The service was led by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane and Primate of the Anglican Church in Australia. Mr Rudd was flying to the Northern Territory on Sunday to pay tribute to Yunupingu, former lead singer of Yothu Yindi, at his state funeral, was unable to attend the service. However, the Liberal National Party candidate challenging him for the seat of Griffith in the September election, Bill Glasson, attended the service. Asked how Mr Rudd was coping with his reversal of fortunes, Ms Rein said, "Kevin strikes me as very calm, very collected, very rested, very focused and very focused on offering choice to the Australian people." Asked if she would be playing a significant role in Mr Rudd's bid for reelection, the businesswoman said, "I don't know yet, I've got to unpack."