Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has blasted LNP federal Member for Bowman Andrew Laming over grubby and racist comments made on the member s ministerial social media page. The lashing comes after Mr. Laming posted a link to a news article on Thursday about Cricket Australia s decision to drop references to Australia Day, saying it would help petrol sniffing and school attendance in remote Australia . The controversial post quickly garnered attention from both sides of the Australia Day discussion, with the former shadow parliamentary secretary for regional health services and Indigenous health being called blatantly racist and a parasite by commenters.
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has blasted LNP federal Member for Bowman Andrew Laming over grubby and racist comments made on the member s ministerial social media page. The lashing comes after Mr. Laming posted a link to a news article on Thursday about Cricket Australia s decision to drop references to Australia Day, saying it would help petrol sniffing and school attendance in remote Australia . The controversial post quickly garnered attention from both sides of the Australia Day discussion, with the former shadow parliamentary secretary for regional health services and Indigenous health being called blatantly racist and a parasite by commenters.