Peter Dutton has accused the prime minister of treating the public 'like mugs', with Anthony Albanese responding with accusations of 'cheap culture war stunts'.
It comes after the Opposition leader wrote in a letter to Mr Albanese that the government was making a "catastrophic mistake" by not putting forward its preferred model ahead of the referendum, and that not doing so would spark a "dangerous and divisive" debate.
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The prime minister hit back at Mr Dutton's comments, labelling his attacks "cheap culture war stunts" in a Twitter post on Sunday. He also said he had not yet seen Mr Dutton's letter that had been shared with media outlets.
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