Australian political parties have cut loose or chastised several of their own candidates for sexist, anti-Muslim, racist and homophobic behavior less than three weeks before elections.
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian political parties have cut loose or chastised several of their own candidates for sexist, anti-Muslim, racist and homophobic behavior less than three weeks before elections, with most falling victim to their own online histories.
Morrison said Whelan’s social media comments appeared to have been doctored and a complaint had been made to police. In yet another case, Liberal candidate Peter Killin resigned from the party on Wednesday after secretly attacking gay government lawmaker Tim Wilson online in December and calling for party members to do more to prevent gays from being elected.
“It’s been brought to my attention that some posts I shared on social media a number of years ago have been circulated,” Creasey said. “They were stupid, immature and in no way reflect the views I hold today.”
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