‘It was stupid’: Labor admits meme with Dutton’s wife was wrong

Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Education Minister Jason Clare has admitted the meme Labor posted on social media about Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and his wife was “stupid” and “wrong” after the prime minister ordered it to be taken down. The Victorian ALP launched a public attack this week on the opposition leader and his wife Kirilly by posting on Facebook a photo of the couple clipped from a newspaper story, with the caption “Justifying dating your new partner to your friends who don’t like him”.

The photo of the couple prominently displayed the quote “he is not a monster”. Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Introducing your Newsfeed Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.



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