ALP under fire for ‘repurposing racist meme’ with ‘we love Medicare’ T-shirt

Labor admits it missed the mark' with social media posts sharing T-shirt that states This is Australia, we eat meat, we drink beer and we love Medicare!'

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An Australian Labor party social media post has left followers scratching their heads, with its apparent send-up of white nationalist messaging triggering the question: Have you been hacked?"

The Instagram post - which was uploaded on Sunday and then deleted on Monday - features a white man wearing a T-shirt with a flag-themed map of Australia and the words: THIS IS AUSTRALIA / WE EAT MEAT / WE DRINK BEER AND WE LOVE MEDICARE!". The Instagram caption stated: CALLING ALL AUSSIE PATRIOTS NOW IS THE TIME TO PROTECT OUR MEDICARE."

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