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Senior minister in hot water for calling MP an ‘arsehole’

Summary by The West Australian
A senior Cook Government minister called an Opposition MP an ‘arsehole’ in Parliament while responding to what she thought was a racist sledge to her colleague.

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The AgeThe Age
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Name-calling and racism claims: First day of WA parliament gets off to a rocky start

A West Australian minister has been forced to apologise for calling an opposition MP an “arsehole” in parliament.

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The West AustralianThe West Australian
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Senior minister in hot water for calling MP an ‘arsehole’

A senior Cook Government minister called an Opposition MP an ‘arsehole’ in Parliament while responding to what she thought was a racist sledge to her colleague.

·Australia
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The West Australian broke the news in Australia on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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