One Nation keeps Greenvale candidate despite racist old posts
Chris Moore, One Nation's Greenvale candidate, apologised for offensive 2010-2012 Facebook posts but the party refused to disendorse him.
Moore made derogatory comments about Australian-Indians, calling them 'curry munchers', and compared a woman in a burqa to rubbish. Moore posted mockery about lesbians and refugees over a decade ago.
Moore said such posts were 'unthoughtful' and don't reflect who he is today. One Nation has not disendorsed him, unlike its decision to dump candidate Franco Guardiani.
Greenvale has a large Islamic and West Asian population.
- 2010-2012
- Posts period
- Greenvale
- Electorate
- Woman in burqa to rubbish bag
- Comparison Moore made
Why it mattersOne Nation's vetting process failed to catch posts by a candidate in an electorate where such comments are most inflammatory.
AustraliaGreenvale voters will decide whether to accept Moore on November 28, with Labor calling for his disendorsement and the Liberals to refuse him preferences.
