Liberal member for Reid Dr Fiona Martin poses for photographs at Parliament House in Canberra in November 2021.Liberal MP Fiona Martin has denied confusing her Labor challenger with another Asian-Australian woman in a fiery election debate on a Sydney radio station.
"... because you found an opportunity, and you couldn't run in Fowler …. Kristina Keneally kicked you out of Fowler, too," Dr Martin responded. Federal Labor candidate for Reid Sally Sitou speaks to the media on day 17 of the 2022 federal election campaign, in Sydney, in the seat of Reid, Wednesday, 27 April, 2022.The exchange came after Dr Martin questioned Ms Sitou on growing up outside the electorate, to which she replied: "I grew up in Cabramatta and I’m really proud of that. My parents worked hard to enable me to have the work and educational opportunities they could not get.
Earlier on Twitter, Ms Sitou said her opponent "either has me confused for a different Asian-Australian, or she is deliberately misleading people. Either way, she should apologise.""[I] was referring to media reports that Ms Sitou was in the running for the state seat of Cabramatta in 2018," she told SBS News.
Typical LNP, from Smirko to Barnaby they are a pair.
It's a pity when a Member of Parliament as intelligent and well educated as Fiona lowers herself to this base level of debate. ReidVotes auspol
How is the Panama Papers ATO investigation going? Been 5 years now....anything to report?
The arrogance of Martin is disturbing
Fighting for some publicity is she?
toninicho A good Liberal. A good person? That's another question.
The performance of FionaMartinMP was outright racism. Simple.
bubblytest LNP members, so well informed
With the Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce preferencing a One Nation candidate who doesn't even live in NSW , racism must be a core value of the LNP :
The ridiculous mistake by FionaMartinMP was on the tv news on another channel here in QLD Must b reason AustralianLabor Candidate SallySitou is now $1.25 at Sportsbet to win Reid Sitou was even money outsider few days ago Thats alot of bets to change price so much ausvotes
Very “on brand” for the LNP.
Total douchebags. I’ve been told these guys are been paid to rip down and steal corflutes. Oh course not LNP ones…Well we’ve got camera footage of it happening to our fence. Smile your on camera. That’s why we need real change vote victorklineTNL TNL_Australia KeenSenateNSW
The emotional hiss and screech of female politicians, doesn’t our future look bright 😬
Not only that. Martin queried Sitou on where she grew up implying she wasn't a local because of her background. It was appalling.