CPAC conference: Liberal MPs condemn Gary Johns’ ‘revolting’ commentary about Indigenous people

Exclusive: Bridget Archer says ‘abhorrent’ comments ‘have no place in respectful society’, while Andrew Bragg warns language can be ‘dangerous’

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Liberal MPs have condemned “abhorrent” and “revolting” commentary about Indigenous people aired at no campaign leader Warren Mundine’s CPAC conference, as pressure mounts on fellow anti-voice spokesperson Gary Johns.

Bridget Archer and Andrew Bragg, as well as the federal Nationals leader, David Littleproud, were critical of Johns – the president of the anti-voice group Recognise A Better Way – who claimed some people in Indigenous communities lived in a “stupor” and recommended they “learn English”.

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