Prime Minister Kevin Rudd took to Twitter in his answer to Queensland Premier Campbell Newman's vexing that he has a butler who went around with him carrying a cushion.

He tweeted a picture of himself with a lumbar cushion which he uses to aid his ailing back.

"Here is my butler, Mr McKenzie, I call him Barry. Let's get back to the real issues for QLD."

Hi @theqldpremier here is my "butler" Mr McKenzie. I call him Barry. Let's get back to real issues for QLD. KRudd pic.twitter.com/RTz3pJxZjK

— Kevin Rudd (@KRuddMP) July 16, 2013

And, Mr Rudd did not stop at that. Later in a press conference he brought Barry with him and explained to press, "I think it is no secret to most of you who have been following me that I have a slight back problem."

He also admitted that at some point he asked staff to carry Barry for him but that just about it. He has no butler like what Mr Newman accused him of having.

"It is just because I've got a crook back, mate, so whenever I travel I carry Barry with me and if it is not under my arm then I think all my staff at various stage get Barry thrown at them ... Talking about Barry the back cushion is just kind of weird. I just think, Come on, Premier Newman, get real with the big issues facing Australia's future."

However, Mr Newman had an immediate answer to this, "The only reason this came up today is because members of the Australian Labor Party sought to make these sorts of low-brow points. He has had enough time to tweet about his cushion. When he's going to create jobs in Queensland by approving the Galilee coal projects?"

According to a report from Courier Mail, The vexing between this two dignified politicians started during a parliamentary estimates hearing when Opposition MP Bill Byrne put Mr Newman on the heat seat when asked about the job definition of his events and protocol adviser, Richard Ang.

Mr Bryne asked, "Isn't it a fact that he is in fact your butler?"

Mr Newman denied having a butler and tried to shift the attention to Mr Rudd saying that he had hired a butler to carry a cushion for him.

Mr Newman said, "When I go to Kevin Rudd's office I notice someone has a cushion they carry around for him. I certainly don't do that. That seems very much to be the nature of a butler."

He then talked about Mr Ang, "He is trusted. He knows what he is doing. I am surprised that the Opposition would see it as an issue. I have ambassadors, I have visiting high commissioners, we have trade missions and delegates from overseas. We have a constant stream of dignitaries here and he works on that. He also, when we've got reception down at Parliament House, you'll see Richard running around as well lending a hand to the protocol people and making sure these events work well."

A little annoyed, Mr Newman continue to rumble, "On every occasion there has been people there that do such things as make sure formal meetings are set up, the room is ready to go, that tea and coffee and biscuits are provided, that if there is a meal that is being served that it is procured and provided and cleaned up and that is the function of this individual."

Mr Newman further explained that Mr Ang had previously served as an assistant and council orderly to successive lord mayors over about three decades.

The vexing vibes had been contagious during this bizarre meeting as Bundamba MP Jo-Ann Miller also accused Treasurer Tim Nicholls of employing a butler. Mr Nicholls then accused her of her nasty behaviour of belittling public servants and treating them as a joke.