A One Nation candidate in Victoria has issued an apology after a series of offensive social media posts from 2010 to 2012. The comments included repeated references to Australian-Indians as “curry munchers,” a comparison of a woman in a burqa to a bag of rubbish, and an image labeling Julia Gillard a slut. The candidate, Chris Moore, who is running for the party in Greenvale, also made derogatory remarks about lesbians and refugees and once posted that he “doesn’t like the way the new homo cleaner at work looks at me.” The party has responded by highlighting the apology and the steps it is taking to address the controversy.
Exclusive: Chris Moore, running for the party in Greenvale, made derogatory social media comments between 2010 and 2012Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastA One Nation candidate in Victoria has apologised for a series of offensive comments including repeated references to Australian-Indians as “curry munchers”, comparing a woman in burqa to a bag of rubbish, and sharing an image calling Julia Gillard a slut.The party’s candidate for Greenvale on Melbourne’s north-western fringe, Chris Moore, also made derogatory comments about lesbians and refugees and once posted that he “doesn’t like the way the new homo cleaner at work looks at me”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
