Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Andrew Giles says Peter Dutton and the Liberal Party are just “out of touch” with people’s values in Melbourne.
“People are keen to send a message to Peter Dutton,” he told Sky News Australia.
“This is a seat that had 55 per cent liberal primary vote only four years ago and here something extraordinary is happening – it’s a very tight race. “It’s a tight race because … Peter Dutton and the Liberals are just out of touch with the values of voters in the suburbs of Melbourne”.
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