This article is an instalment in a new series, “Peter Dutton is racist”, on Dutton’s history of racism and the role racism has played on both sides of politics since the 1970s.
On August 29, Crikey emailed Peter Dutton’s office with the following request, then followed it with a text message and phone call last week and another phone call today. We’re yet to receive a response to the message below.
Crikey is preparing a series of articles on racism in Australian politics and the exploitation of racism by Labor and the Coalition parties, including an article on Mr Dutton’s comments over the years on race or race-related issues.
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