The election campaign descended further into negative territory as the Prime Minister accused deputy opposition leader Tanya Plibersek of racism - though without actually using the word.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accused Labor of peddling racist sentiments over the Indian-owned Adani coal mine as the election campaign descends further into negative territory on its third day.
“At the recent state election, we had Michael Daley saying Asians will take your jobs. Now we’ve got Tanya Plibersek, who would be deputy prime minister of the country, saying that Indian businesses can’t create jobs.Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten at Parliament House earlier this month.Earlier, Resources Minister Matt Canavan - a vociferous proponent of the Adani mine in Queensland - also accused Ms Plibersek of “blatant dog whistling”.
Mr Morrison twice had the opportunity to denounce Mr Dutton’s comments on Friday but did not do so, and said his Home Affairs Minister has been “taken out of context”.
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