Liberal MP Fiona Martin denies mixing up Asian Australian candidates in debate with Sally Sitou
by Paul Karp from on (#5Z3DP)
In fiery candidates debate, Martin appears to refer to Vietnamese Australian lawyer Tu Le's preselection loss to Kristina Keneally
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Labor's candidate for Reid is demanding an apology from Liberal MP Fiona Martin, claiming she has either confused her with another Asian Australian political aspirant or misled voters.
In a debate between Martin and her Labor rival Sally Sitou on 2GB radio, Martin sensationally claimed that Kristina Keneally kicked you out of Fowler too" in an apparent reference to Keneally winning preselection over Vietnamese Australian lawyer Tu Le in Fowler.
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