Liberal Get together MP Fiona Martin has addressed an embarrassing gaffe throughout a radio interview, during which she combined up her Labor opponent Sally Sitou with different Asian Australian Tu Le. Martin mentioned it was merely a slip of the tongue and confirmed she had known as Penny Wong instantly after the interview to apologise.
“Issues obtained just a little heated within the 2GB interview with Penny earlier right this moment, and at one level I did mistakenly counsel she had been a candidate in Fowler,” Martin mentioned.
“Penny left as quickly because the interview had completed so I didn’t get an opportunity to apologise in individual, however I did give her a name later and he or she mentioned she didn’t know what I used to be speaking about”.
Martin is preventing to carry the Western Sydney citizens of Reid, which in accordance with Martin has a big Asian inhabitants of no less than three completely different folks.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended his MP, saying he himself solely knew of the Labor candidate on account of her look on season six of MasterChef.
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