Opposition Leader Peter Dutton posted false claims on social media that Indigenous leader Marcia Langton had branded No voters as 'racist' or 'stupid', and Sydney will turn smoky as firefighters conduct a hazard reduction burn of nearly 700 hectares around the city's urban fringe.
Sep 13, 2023
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has falsely claimed in a social media post that Indigenous leader and Voice advocate Marcia Langton said No voters are racist and stupid. Chip-off-Dutton’s-old-block Sussan Ley, the Deputy Liberal leader, got up yesterday and also incorrectly declared Langton had “accused No voters of opposing the referendum because of, quote, ‘base racism or sheer stupidity’ “, Guardian Australia reports. Langton’s recorded quote referred to both Advance and Fair Australia lobby groups, reading thus: “Every time the No cases raises one of their arguments, if you start pulling it apart you get down to base racism. I’m sorry to say it but that’s where it lands, or just sheer stupidity.” Dutton, Ley and the No group’s devious tactic to change her words to “voters” is unsurprising — all have been accused of spreading misinformation, and we all know how Hillary Clinton’s election misstep in calling Donald Trump supporters “deplorables” turned out. Langton is seeking legal advice about the false claims. Crikey’s Cam Wilson screengrabbed headlines from The Australian and Sky News wrongly referring to “voters” too.
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