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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Jasper Lindell

Liberal candidate used separate social media account under fake name

A Canberra Liberals candidate posted derogatory material about federal politicians, endorsed posts that described the Voice referendum as a "sham" and called for a "push back" against Indigenous reconciliation efforts.

Darren Roberts, who has been endorsed as a Liberal candidate in Ginninderra, had a publicly available Facebook profile operated under a nom de plume.

Mr Roberts' posts, seen by The Canberra Times, include derogatory statements about progressive politicians and, in at least one instance, compared revealing male fashion to a "mental illness".

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