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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp and Andrew Messenger

Dutton suggests apology for calling Lebanese-Muslim migration a ‘mistake’ made to ‘senior person’ in community

Peter Dutton
Peter Dutton has come under scrutiny for comments he made in 2016 that he claimed in 2023 to have apologised for. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Peter Dutton has suggested his claim he apologised for remarks about “Lebanese-Muslim” migration being a “mistake” was based on a conversation with just one “senior person” in the community.

The opposition leader has come under renewed scrutiny for his 2016 comments due to reports in the Sydney Morning Herald noting that, despite having claimed in 2023 to have apologised, community leaders cannot recall him having done so.

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