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PM asked to explain wedding invitation to staffer sacked over sexist, racist tweets

Offensive social media posts from former Play School star Rhys Muldoon have resurfaced after reports he had been hired by Labor senator Richard Dowling.

PM asked to explain wedding invitation to staffer sacked over sexist, racist tweets

News24 host Peta Credlin has taken issue with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's decision to invite former Labor staffer Rhys Muldoon to his wedding last year. Muldoon, who was recently sacked from Senator Richard Dowling's office, had made sexist and racist comments on social media that resurfaced and led to his dismissal. Credlin and Senator Nampijinpa Price accuse the prime minister of failing to explain his continued friendship with Muldoon.

Muldoon, once a Play School star and Labor Party associate, had a history of offensive social media posts, including derogatory remarks about Credlin and Senator Price. Despite being labelled "completely unacceptable" by Albanese, Credlin believes that the vetting process for Muldoon's job as a Labor staffer failed to catch these comments.

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