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Former multicultural minister sorry for 'racist' remark

MP Mark Coure apologised for a remark suggesting Cabramatta MP Tri Vo was a service worker. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Former NSW multiculturalism minister Mark Coure has apologised for making comments towards a newly elected government MP that have been labelled as "offensive" and "racist".

The remark, implying Cabramatta MP Tri Vo was a service worker, was made during question time in the NSW parliament on Wednesday when the rookie MP was poised to ask a minister a 'Dorothy Dixer' question.

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