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SA Labor secretary apologises for ‘racist’ Habib flyer after former MP speaks out
The South Australian Labor Party’s state secretary has apologised for the first time for a “racist” flyer put out just before the 2014 election campaign.
Key points:
- A Labor flyer at the 2014 SA election was criticised as racist
- The local MP claims she was bullied into not speaking about it
- The state Labor secretary has apologised for it
The contentious flyer was widely criticised for being racist after it targeted the last name of Liberal candidate, Carolyn Habib.
It questioned “Can you trust Habib?” and included images of bullet holes.
Ms Habib has since married and changed her name to Carolyn Power after winning the seat of Elder against Labor MP Annabel DIgance in 2018.
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