Anti-Voice to Parliament adviser David Adler repeatedly questioned whether Indigenous journalist Stan Grant had darkened his skin, the SMH ($) reports.
He posted a photo to social media saying Grant’s “complexion seems to have changed” and another that asked whether Grant was “doing ‘black face’ “.
In 2022, Adler also reportedly questioned what percentage Indigenous independent Senator Lidia Thorpe was, saying: “You appear quite white.” Adler, the head of the Australian Jewish Association, is an adviser to the Advance group.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the No side is using AI to generate misinformation, The Australian ($) reports, though Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price denied it.
Albanese added that the likes of Peta Credlin and Andrew Bolt were also spreading lies, saying Credlin had claimed the Uluru Statement from the Heart was longer than the 439-word statement made in 2017. She’s smart, he said. She must know she’s saying incorrect stuff.
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