There was stunned disbelief at the ALP conference when Julia kissed Kevin in front of everybody.

It seems the delegates were totally unprepared for any female but his wife kissing him voluntarily.

It’s not that they don’t hold him in high regard, rather that amongst his many fine qualities sex appeal doesn’t feature prominently.

Close scrutiny of Julia’s reaction during this tender moment suggested that she was either wincing or closing her eyes and thinking of Hugh Jackman.

Julia also kissed Wayne in parliament after both of his budget speeches. She did not however kiss Peter after any of his thereby clearly indicating that her kisses are more political than passionate or personal.

There has been wild speculation about Julia’s kissing capers during her time as a young left-wing firebrand. According to informed sources such was the burning intensity of her kisses only the brave dared give them lip service and then only if the fire brigade was on hand to hose down any spontaneous combustion.

A man who claims to have kissed Julia during those halcyon days wrote to say he was sorry he couldn’t talk about it but his lips were still sealed.

Kim Beazley tends to wobble when he laughs, when he’s angry and when he bumps into something. One kiss from Julia and he registered 6.0 on the Richter Scale.

Julia’s kiss had such a profound effect on Mark Latham that for the first time in his life he felt human. So he immediately had to give up politics.

Political commentators believe it’s unlikely that Julia will show compassion for Malcolm and give him the kiss of life. Its possible he’s already had the kiss of death.

Labor Party strategists are convinced that Julia’s kissing talents can be harnessed as a potent political force. If she kissed all the male members of the Liberal and National Parties there probably wouldn’t be any opposition.

They have also toyed with the idea of using Julia in a ‘kiss for votes’ initiative during elections. There is a view however that having enjoyed a pleasurable plonker with Julia coalition voters would be unfaithful with another party in the polling booth.

Julia’s secret is a textbook kissing technique; a well-balanced approach, perfectly pursed lips, slight suction on contact, exemplary saliva control and a perfectly timed withdrawal. More understated than Liberal with a hint of union movement.

While Kevin may believe he’s been kissed by an angel he would do well to check if there is any evidence that Julia’s kissing can be a heart-stopper.

Many fans can’t wait until Julia finally writes her kiss and tell memoirs. There will probably be shades of ‘From Russia With Love’ but they will be essentially ‘From Cardiff With Kisses’.